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Claro ScanPen

SLT Summary

Use Claro ScanPen to photo your printed text document,  then select the text with your finger (or stylus), and hear it spoken straight back to you. 

Aphasia Summary

Use Claro ScanPen to photo your printed text 

 Select the text with your finger (or stylus), and hear it spoken straight back to you. 

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Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Text photo to speech 

Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
No

Read&Write

SLT Summary

Read&Write features include:

  • Text-to-speech: Read what I type including individual words, passages, or whole documents aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting.
  • Text & Picture Dictionaries: Provide definitions and display images to help with word comprehension.
    Vocabulary List: Creates a list instantly into a new doc, including selected words, the dictionary definitions, images
  • Rewordify: simplifies the readability of text without changing the meaning. (Only available for Read&Write for Google Chrome)
  • Check It: Reviews writing for incorrect grammar, spelling (phonetic), capitalization, punctuation, verb tense and more.
  • Audio Maker: Converts selected text into an audio file, and automatically downloads
  • Talk&Type: Turns the spoken word into text (unavailable for Read&Write for Mac users).
Aphasia Summary
  • Text-to-speech: Reads tex aloud
  • Text & Picture Dictionaries: Provide definitions and images to help with word comprehension.
  • Vocabulary List
  • Rewordify: simplifies the readability of text without changing the meaning. 

    (Only available for Read&Write for Google Chrome)

  • Check It: Reviews writing for incorrect grammar, spelling
  • Audio Maker: Converts text into audio
  • Talk&Type: Turns the spoken word into text
  • (unavailable for Read&Write for Mac users).
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like:

  • reading text out loud
  • understanding unfamiliar words

 

Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
Yes
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

ClaroSpeak

SLT Summary

Text-to-speech program. Reads text aloud as it is typed, so you can listen to what you are typing 

Brief description

  • Spelling errors are highlighted, and alternative suggestions are given
  • Word prediction can be enabled
  • Option to hear each word as it's typed or to listen only when a sentence is completed
  • Capture text from photo
  • Visual highlighting of text
  • Send text in email
Aphasia Summary

Text-to-speech program. 

Reads text aloud as it is typed so you can listen to what you are typing 

 

Brief description

  • Help with spelling
  • Word prediction can be enabled
  • Listen to the word as it's typed.
  • Capture text from photo
  • Visual highlighting of text
  • Send text in email
Language
Evaluation
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Text to speechReads text aloud as you type

Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
Yes
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

TD Snap Aphasia

SLT Summary

TD Snap acts as a communication support and therapy tool for aphasia

Tools include: 

  • white board,
  • rating scales,
  • customisable word lists that can be categorised and used in semantic therapies
  • conversation scripts
  • photo album

Available in English, German and Italian

Aphasia Summary

TD Snap can be used to support communication.

TD snap can be used to complete word therapies

  • white board,
  • rating scales,
  • customisable word lists that can be categorised and used in semantic therapies
  • conversation scripts
  • photo album
Platforms
Price
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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TD Snap Aphasia provides multiple tools for communicating and activities to promote language recovery.

Access
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
Yes
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Aphasia Duo

SLT Summary

2 vocabulary sets are provided as well as a whiteboard and maps.

My Life
These grids are intended to be personalised with information about a person, for example their hobbies, health, communication strengths and needs, and personal news. Vocabulary to communicate with a range of communication partners and for a range of different purposes, including single words, phrases and sentences. Also aims to support conversations about important topics such as mental health and finances. 

Visual Scenes
Photo based visual scenes to support communication and conversation around personal interests, activities or other important topics. Photos and text can be personalised.

Whiteboard
A place to draw or write.

Maps
Maps to support conversations.

Aphasia Design

This app has been designed specifically for people with aphasia. 

  • Simple and consistent navigation 
  • Consistent design – grids throughout are visually similar, making them predictable, to support learning and ease of use 

     

Important note:

To use Aphasia Duo you will need Grid software, for Windows or iPad. Requires Grid version 94 or above.

 

Aphasia Summary

An app with vocabulary specifically for people with aphasia. 

Includes communication supports, visual scenes, topics, Chat Help and Word Help.

Click on a symbol to speak out your message.

Add your own words and phrases.

Use the whiteboard to draw or write your message.

Platforms
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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An AAC app with vocabulary specifically for people with aphasia. 

Includes communication supports, visual scenes, topics, Chat Help and Word Help.

Click on a symbol to speak out your message.

Add your own words and phrases.

Use the whiteboard to draw or write your message.

Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Cognishine

SLT Summary

A comprehensive library of activities covering cognition, social emotional skills, language and speech.

Activities intend to enhance receptive and expressive language skills, social communication skills/pragmatics, speech sound production, and cognitive abilities.

Some customisable access features, including cursor type and english accents. Also available in German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew. More languages to be added soon.

Self practice report

 

Aphasia Summary

Activities aimed at supporting:

Cognition: memory, sequencing, planning, recall, general knowledge

Language: word naming, auditory comprehension, picture description, story telling,

Speech: practice sounds, select specific sounds to practice

Social emotional: point of view, inference, identifying emotions

Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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A comprehensive library of activities covering cognition, social emotional skills, language and speech.

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
Yes
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Speakable

SLT Summary

Practice conversation in real world scenarios using AI avatars

Choose between pre built and 'make your own' scenarios eg coffee shop/ job interview

Track progress through statistical feedback and track improvement over time.

Only available on desktop

Aphasia Summary

Practice conversation with an interactive avatar.

Make your own or use inbuilt scenarios, such as coffee shop, job interview, doctors surgery etc.

Get statistical feedback on your progress

Only available on desktop

 

Language
Price
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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Practice conversation in real world scenarios using AI avatars

Choose between pre built and 'make your own' scenarios 

Receive statistics on your improvements

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Project QWERTY

SLT Summary

Free software designed for people living with aphasia.

Practice spelling/ typing

Access via mouse or touch screen

Range of categories: social media, text messaging, online shopping, frequently used words

Personalise with own word categories

Collate results across tasks

Choose level of support / difficulty

Aphasia Summary

Free software designed for people living with aphasia.

Practice spelling/ typing

Access via mouse or touch screen

Range of categories: social media, text messaging, online shopping, frequently used words

Personalise with own word categories

Collate results across tasks

Choose level of support / difficulty

Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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Typing and spelling practice designed for people living with aphasia

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
Yes
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Speechify

SLT Summary

Speechify is a text to speech tool. It can be used to read aloud any typed text: messages, social media, e-books, PDF's, or photograph text to read pages from books, magazines and other text

Highlight text as you read

Choose speech rate

Choose voice

Syncs across devices

Aphasia Summary

Speechify is a text to speech tool. It can be used to read aloud any typed text: messages, social media, e-books, PDF's, or photograph text to read pages from books, magazines and other text

Highlight text as you read

Choose speech rate

Choose voice

Syncs across devices

Evaluation
Price
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Speechify is a text to speech tool.

 

 

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes

NeuronUP

SLT Summary

Web based suite of exercises designed for cognitive rehabilitation.  Each activity has 2-5 levels of difficulty.

Language activities:

Auditory comprehension (true/fase) tasks, including some very high level activities

Written sequencing tasks where the user is required to put steps for an activity in order (3-16 steps, depending on the level)

Picture-adjective; picture-noun and picture-verb matching activities, including some very high level tasks

Functional, object-location matching tasks

Language based executive functioning activities:

Written decision-making tasks 

Written reasoning of consquences tasks

There are also social cognition tasks including inferring facial expressions & inferring emotional reactions 

Error handling: none

Prompts/cues: none

Record results: yes, and they can be accessed remotely

Free trial: yes, a 10 day trial is available

Comments: Latency is measured for most exercises.  Although a large number of rehab areas are listed, some contain no activities (e.g. expression, naming, fluency, writing). Although reading activities are listed, it is simply matching digits to written numbers. Alot of the exercises rely on very good reading comprehension (e.g. decision making, time estimation, reasoning of consequences, task sequencing). On some activities, the user is unable to amend their response before submitting it (e.g. on task sequencing exercises). 

Suppliers: https://www.neuronup.com/en

 

Aphasia Summary

Exercises to work on listening, sequencing, emotions, attention

Language
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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Web based exercises for working on listening, sequencing, emotions, attention

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
Yes