Today’s digital world is full of apps routinely telling users what to say next. Help or nuisance? It depends. When Word Prediction = Assistive Technology Sometimes, word prediction/auto-correct is not only helpful but essential to daily functioning. Says Andi Fry…
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Learning to Speak: When AAC Partners with Verbal Communication
We wrap up Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month with a look at how AAC can partner with verbal speech. Most children develop a spoken vocabulary by age two, and are talking in short sentences by two and a…
It Sounds Just Like You: The World of Text-to-Speech
October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month. AAC is assistive technology that provides audible voices for people who have disabilities impairing physical speech. There are many reasons a person may not be able to speak physically: The Evolution…
The Avaz Sale: AAC Awareness Month 2023
The Avaz Sale is here! The Avaz Sale is in honor of AAC Awareness Month observed every year through the month of October. We take this as an opportunity to move closer to “Making Every Voice Heard”. Mark your calendars…
AAC Awareness Month October 2022
October is AAC Awareness Month. The goal is to raise awareness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the many different ways in which people communicate using communication devices. BridgingApps has created a new list…
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month | BridgingApps Favorite AAC Apps
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, a time to raise awareness about communication disorders and available treatment options that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems speaking or hearing. BridgingApps has created a list of…
Free Ukrainian Communication Boards
With the help of a speech therapist skilled in Augmentative and Alternative Communication or AAC, Russian and Ukrainian native speaker volunteers, physical and occupational therapists and mental health experts, we are creating free printable communication boards that can be downloaded.…
BridgingApps Apps for Autism Awareness Month | Proloquo2Go AAC
A BridgingApps favorite for autism, Proloquo2Go AAC is a full featured augmentative communication application (AAC) that offers picture only, picture and text, and keyboard options for message formulation. This AAC app as a powerful tool for expression, increasing communication skills…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Ava: Best Live Transcription
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Ava: Best Live Transcription provides 450M deaf or hard-of-hearing people instant captions to follow any conversation and be included. Use Ava when meeting new people, one-on-one or in groups,…
Autism Acceptance Month | Avaz AAC Sale
50% off on all Avaz products, all month long! Click here:Â https://bit.ly/avaz_discount Avaz AAC is an augmentative and alternative communication app that empowers children and adults having speech-related disabilities with a voice of their own. A fully-featured speech app that also…