Yes

Brief description

• Word prediction (in any web & Windows application)
• On screen keyboard
• List of up to 12 word predictions
• Can customise the dictionary to improve prediction
• Text to speech facility to hear the words predicted before selection
• Screen magnification
• Can listen back repeatedly to the sentence being composed
• Examples of word useage (for homophones)

Who could benefit

• People who can spell the first 2-3 letters of a word

Type of exercises & brief description             

• Practise of 10 songs to encourage spontaneous and automatic speech
• Songs chosen to practise variety of initial & contrastive sounds
• Songs chosen to practise different rhythms, pace & rates

Error handling: None

Prompts/cues: Video and audio clips of oral movements

Comments:

• It is recommended that headphones be worn to do the exercises
• Male & female model examples

Type of exercises & brief description             

• Practise of 21 consonant phonemes progressing to phoneme production in initial position of word/phrase
• The user is expected to produce the sounds in unison with the model provided
• They can watch their own production of sounds simultaneously if their device has a camera
• Sounds are organised into sound families and contrastive sounds

Error handling: None

Prompts/cues: Video and audio clips of oral movements

Comments:

• It is recommended that headphones be worn to do the exercises
• For a fee, user can send own phrases to the company for them to create conversation scripts
• Can designate specific exercises to be completed
• Only consonant phonemes provided

Brief description

• A basic ‘line’ guide
• Isolates lines of text at a time. Can select the bar width to 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of screen width and set the slot height to the required font size

Who could benefit

• People who struggle to read text when it is in large chunks due to reading or visual difficulties.
• People who skip lines of text

Brief description

• Free software which adds text to speech (in Microsoft Word only)
• It speaks aloud what you are typing

Who could benefit

• People starting to write in sentences but with some spelling and reading difficulties

Brief description

• Keyboard familiarisation tasks
• Spelling exercises
• 80 activities included or create your own
• Results are recorded
• Use standard keyboard or onscreen keyboard
• Prompts provided
• Can be used by lots of different users, each with their own exercise set

Who could benefit

• People needing to practise:
• Keyboard skills
• Spelling skills

Brief description

• 85 symbol supported spoken phrases relating to daily, adult activities

Comments/N.B

• Designed for general use in conversations
• No personal or specific vocabulary
• Could replace a generic, basic communication book/chart
   

Brief description

• 66 generic, symbol supported  spoken phrases appropriate for someone with aphasia

Comments/N.B

• Designed for general use when out & about
• No personal or specific vocabulary
• Could replace a generic, basic communication book/chart
   

Type of exercises & brief description             

• AAC app
• 50 symbol supported spoken phrases in the categories:
•     Stroke
•     Conversation
•     Phone
•     Emergency
•     Meals
•     Restaurants
•     Health
•     Pain scale

Comments/N.B

• Designed to be a quick & easy to use conversation aid
• Some Americanisms in the restaurant and food choices
   

Type of exercises & brief description             

• Practising conversations
• e.g.
•     turn-taking
•     listening to conversation partner
•     staying on topic
•     communication aid use
• The ipad starts a topic of conversation and you can practise your responses by replying, commenting, asking questions.

Error handling: None

Prompts/cues:

• Written phrases or pictures
• Spoken words or phrases
• The ipad prompts when it is your turn to respond

Comments/N.B

• Can customise conversation topics and content
• Would need someone to customise the topics and vocabulary to be most useful for someone with aphasia