I Can Speak is a very easy to use application designed for people who can not speak. It is so simple to use that anyone can be up and running in just a few minutes.
Using the I Can Speak application with an iPad is an excellent alternative or addition to having an expensive communication device. Although I Can Speak is not meant to completely replace the need for a dedicated device, I Can Speak may meet the communication needs of most people by itself.
I Can Speak is also designed to be customized for each users unique personality. Who says a communication system has to be dull and boring. By combining the 12 backgrounds included in I Can Speak with the 4 button styles you can create dozens of customized themes for the application. More themes are in the works and will be available in the near future.
Using the I Can Speak application with an iPad is an excellent alternative or addition to having an expensive communication device. Although I Can Speak is not meant to completely replace the need for a dedicated device, I Can Speak may meet the communication needs of most people by itself.
I Can Speak is also designed to be customized for each users unique personality. Who says a communication system has to be dull and boring. By combining the 12 backgrounds included in I Can Speak with the 4 button styles you can create dozens of customized themes for the application. More themes are in the works and will be available in the near future.
I Can Speak is very unique. Because of the way I Can Speak is designed it is very easy to learn how to use and is fun for the user as well. There are two main areas where you select your words to produce short sentences.
1. The first area is a Static Area that remains available during the entire usage of the system and contains over 240 words. The Static Area contains both sentence starters like "I am" and "She needs" and "I don't like" and words that are used often when making short sentences like "a, the, in, of, or, and with". Because it is always available a person using the system will become very familiar with these words for producing the start of most sentences.
2. The second area is a Dynamic Area that changes based on the two available Category Lists. The first list is a Words List and the second is an Activities List. When you tap a button in one of the Category Lists the Dynamic Area changes to reflect the words or phrases that are in that list category. The Words List holds collections of common words and is quick to navigate. It holds over 500 words and has room for up to almost 5,000 words. The Activities List holds collections of words that are needed during different Activities like "Art" or "Bathroom".
By combining words from the Static Area with words from the Dynamic Area you can create thousands of short simple easy to produce sentences.
1. The first area is a Static Area that remains available during the entire usage of the system and contains over 240 words. The Static Area contains both sentence starters like "I am" and "She needs" and "I don't like" and words that are used often when making short sentences like "a, the, in, of, or, and with". Because it is always available a person using the system will become very familiar with these words for producing the start of most sentences.
2. The second area is a Dynamic Area that changes based on the two available Category Lists. The first list is a Words List and the second is an Activities List. When you tap a button in one of the Category Lists the Dynamic Area changes to reflect the words or phrases that are in that list category. The Words List holds collections of common words and is quick to navigate. It holds over 500 words and has room for up to almost 5,000 words. The Activities List holds collections of words that are needed during different Activities like "Art" or "Bathroom".
By combining words from the Static Area with words from the Dynamic Area you can create thousands of short simple easy to produce sentences.
This version of I Can Speak uses a voice with speech synthesis from the Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Copyright (c) 2000 adapted for use with the iPad. Future versions may include other voices both male and female and in different languages. If you have a preference for a particular language please feel free to contact us.
NOTE: We are working on adding many features to this software over the next few weeks. Some of those features include a Phrase Editor, Icon importer, New Themes, New Icons and New Vocabulary Words. Stay tuned here for more info soon.
We welcome all feedback and feature requests. Please feel free to contact us at mypad @ lazyriver.on-rev.com
NOTE: We are working on adding many features to this software over the next few weeks. Some of those features include a Phrase Editor, Icon importer, New Themes, New Icons and New Vocabulary Words. Stay tuned here for more info soon.
We welcome all feedback and feature requests. Please feel free to contact us at mypad @ lazyriver.on-rev.com
