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00:00:00 – 00:19:06
The video showcases various AAC apps like Proloquo2go, TouchChat, and TD Snap, emphasizing customizability, voice options, and affordability in aiding communication for individuals with diverse needs. Features such as personalized buttons, voice pitch adjustment, macros, and predictive text aim to enhance user experience. Each app offers unique advantages like grid size adjustments, video integration, and word prediction, catering to different user preferences. The comparison between these apps highlights factors like cost, customization options, and ease of use, emphasizing the importance of accessibility and convenience, especially for those on a budget.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates the Proloquo2go AAC app, emphasizing its high customizability to suit individual user needs. The app features options such as progressive language settings to prevent visual overwhelm, customizable button sizes and colors, and the ability to personalize button layouts. The speaker showcases a unique setup for their daughter, including custom photos of people and characters with larger buttons for easy access. They also highlight the scroll feature they implemented for easier navigation, in contrast to the default button setup.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, Proloquo is highlighted for its various voice options, including the ability to choose from many voices without additional cost. Users can adjust voice pitch for unique customization. The software also features built-in expressions and macros for phrases like “I love you” or “Goodbye.” The video demonstrates how buttons can be edited to perform different actions, open folders, or use macros. Templates ensure consistent button placement for efficient sentence construction. Customization options are showcased, such as linking folders for recipes and utilizing snapback folders for easy navigation. These features aim to streamline communication and accessibility for users like Lily.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses customizing options in Proloquo2Go, an AAC program. Users can adjust the appearance and layout of buttons, including predictive text on the keyboard. The program allows for recording up to 60 seconds of audio, enabling personalized messages or commands. While Proloquo2Go offers robust customization, the speaker notes that all buttons within a folder are the same size, limiting variety. The program supports spelling practice and conjugation of words when holding down a word. Touch Chat is also briefly mentioned as another AAC program to be shown later in the video.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the features of TouchChat, a communication app. TouchChat allows for customization and picture additions to personalize the user experience. A key feature of TouchChat is the ability to have buttons of different sizes on the same screen, unlike Proloquo2Go. Editing in TouchChat is possible but a bit trickier compared to Proloquo2Go. Users can change button sizes and customize the appearance of buttons. Unlike Proloquo2Go, in TouchChat, only one button can be customized at a time. Both apps support multiple users. TouchChat offers word prediction on buttons, and while it has a 60-grid screen with a keyboard option, it lacks the fluidity of user interface switching found in Proloquo2Go.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the user interface of a communication app and compares it to Proloquo2go. They mention that the app is not scrollable and showcases the available buttons. The app allows customization of grid sizes and the ability to change the look. Touch Chat, another app, offers the feature to enable videos within the buttons, unlike Proloquo2go, which only allows audio recording. Lastly, the speaker briefly introduces TD Snap as a newer communication app that is user-friendly and allows for building sentences with word prediction features similar to Touch Chat.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the communication device TD Snap and highlights its unique features. The key points include the built-in topics page with pre-loaded sentences for easy communication, the presence of a keyboard with predictive words, and the device’s affordability compared to other similar products. The speaker also compares TD Snap to other communication devices like Proloquo2Go and TouchChat in terms of cost, customizability, and features, emphasizing the convenience and accessibility of TD Snap for individuals on a budget.
00:18:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses communication apps for iPad and iPhone. They mention that the app being discussed requires payment for new voices and upgrades, with a base price of $300. Another app, TD Snap, is highlighted as the least expensive option at $50 with a one-time fee, but it only works on iPad. The speaker also notes the ability to airdrop users between devices with family sharing set up. The topic section feature is highlighted for users who already know what they want to say. The summary emphasizes the one-time fee ownership model for these communication apps.