Symbotalk is a free download multiplatform communicator for PC and mobile devices with Android and iOs operating system. With Symbotalk we can create augmentative communication boards that contain from 4 to 50 cells. These boards can be easily linked to other boards and we can use photographs taken directly from the camera, images from our computer or device and pictograms. The configuration system allows its personalized adaptation to users with different characteristics, needs and capacities, making it a very versatile and easy-to-use tool. The application is designed for people with communication difficulties due to different factors: people with autism, people with intellectual disabilities, ALS, Aphasia, Apraxia, Stroke, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, etc.
The application is available in multiple languages, including Spanish, English, Italian, French or Hebrew.
Implements ARASAAC pictograms.
Elad Elram
Spanish translation: ARASAAC team
adapro is a free word processor aimed atpeople with learning difficulties such as dyslexia or another type of functional diversity such as autism. Its adapted, transparent and configurable interface provides an environment that inspires enough security in the user to keep their attention.
Implements ARASAAC pictograms.
Software Development Department – Technology Area Technological and Renewable Energy Institute ITER S.A
Social Technological Innovation Area – Insular Society for the Promotion of People with Disabilities SINPROMI S. L
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adapro is a free word processor aimed atpeople with learning difficulties,such as dyslexia or other types of functional diversity. Its adapted, transparent and configurable interface provides an environment that inspires enough security in the user to keep their attention.
Adapted
With some types of functional diversity such as dyslexia, it is essential to prevent visual confusion of characters. The Sarakanda font greatly facilitates this task and is the perfect complement to the high-contrast functions:a specific contrast mode for the letters p/b/d/q,as well as two alternative global contrast modes to the classic black text on a white background.
In the case of other variants of functional diversity, reducing uncertainty is yet another objective to follow. This is precisely the role of virtual keyboards. They consist of groups of configurable keys with the possibility of inserting predefined text. Furthermore, a representative image of a specific context can be associated with the keyboard. Depending on the relationship or not of the words or phrases on the keyboard with the image, these will be automatically colored in one color or another.
In any case, the paradigm of the program is visual learning. For this, the user has the option of representing words using symbols or pictograms. The extensive adapro database currently stores more than 10,000 ARASAAC pictograms with graphic representation.
Transparent
One of the aspects that add more complexity to any word processor is the management of document files. adapro always stays on top of the file structure such that the user only sees documents. Folders, files and names with extensions disappear. Furthermore, documents can be made more easily recognizable by associating a pictogram. And if that’s not enough, a preview window lets you examine the document’s content before opening it. Of course, you can also do a search by name.
The complexity derived from the existence of multiple users is also reduced as much as possible. Thus, the login does not require a password and is based on avatars. This greatly simplifies the login process for any user: simply press the corresponding avatar button. Only access to the administration interface is password protected.
Configurable
The editing interface and virtual keyboards are fully configurable. You can select which buttons on the interface will be visible and create profiles (lists of visible buttons) according to the type of user. On the other hand, you can define the list of virtual keyboards available according to user. All from the administrator view, where you can also delete documents, create users or change avatars. Finally, an additional application is provided for creating and editing keyboards.
adapro is an ERDF project of the European Union framed in the Açores-Madeira-Canarias Transnational Cooperation Program (PCT-MAC). It is available in Spanish, English and Portuguese. It has been designed to be able to be executed from a pendrive and without previous installation, as long as Java is present in the system. And it can be downloaded free of charge thanks to its open source license.
DictaPicto is an application that allows you to pass a voice or written message to images immediately. Designed to help people with autism or those who use pictographic systems to improve their communication, its objective is to improve access to information and facilitate understanding of the environment regardless of whether the people around the person with ASD know these augmentative and alternative communication systems.
The translation of speech into pictograms occurs automatically from a spoken phrase of the user; converting it initially into text and, from there, into the pictograms/images that represent the words.
Implements ARASAACpictograms.
Doble equipo: Mari Luz Juan Belso y Ana de Ramón Bellver
BJ Adaptaciones
DictaPicto is an application that allows you to pass a voice or written message to images immediately. Designed to help people with autism or those who use pictographic systems to improve their communication, its objective is to improve access to information and facilitate understanding of the environment regardless of whether the people around the person with ASD know these augmentative and alternative communication systems.
The translation of speech into pictograms occurs automatically from a spoken phrase of the user; converting it initially into text and, from there, into the pictograms/images that represent the words.
In addition, it is presented as a simple and practical tool with which to prepare in an agile way basic materials for, for example, the preparation of norms or simple social stories.
Functionality:
– Translation from voice to pictograms: The translation occurs automatically from a spoken phrase of the user; converting it initially into text and, from there, into the pictograms/images that represent the words
– Translation management: When the translated phrase is presented, the user has several options:
In case the word is represented by different images, archive the phrase to facilitate its subsequent use and even tag the phrase to facilitate searches.
– Translation file:This tool consists of a translation file, with default examples. This file is editable and the user can delete or add new translations. These translations may be tagged.
– Vocabulary management: The application includes a vocabulary corpus based on the ARASAAC pictograms. This can be extended and / or updated, editing or deleting the terms included in it.
– Speech recognition,as well as grammatical analysis for translations, will depend on whether the device is connected to the Internet at the time of translation.
– Personalization: It is possible to change the display of visual information so that it is represented only with images, with image and text being the latter smaller than the image or with image and text being the latter greater than the image.
LetMeTalk is a free communicator for Android and iOS that gives voice and communication support in any area of a person’s life.
LetMeTalk allows you to select images and build a sentence that can then be read using the synthesized voice of the device. The vocabulary selection can respond to a PECS (Image Exchange Communication System) system or a more traditional AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
The APP contains more than 9000 pictograms of ARASAAC in its database. In addition to the 9000 pictograms installed by default in the application, you can add images stored on the device or insert photographs using the device’s camera.
Appnotize UG
ARAWORD is a freely distributed computer application consisting of a word processor that allows the simultaneous writing of text and pictograms, facilitating the development of augmentative communication materials, the development of accessible documents, and the adaptation of documents for people who have difficulties in these areas.
ARAWORD is also a very useful tool to be used by users who are acquiring the literacy process, since the appearance of the pictogram, while writing, is a very positive reinforcement to recognize and evaluate that the word or phrase written is correct.
Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering of the CPS of Zaragoza
CPEE Alborada
CATEDU
Joaquín Pérez Marco
Joaquin Ezpeleta
José Manuel Marcos Rodrigo
David Romero Corral