Hey, TouchChat Community! We’ve got a software update for you. Please update to version 2.47.1 to enjoy the full functionality of our recent software release. Don’t miss out on the best of your AAC app!
Check out the newest features for TouchChat®, LAMP Words for Life®, and Dialogue® AAC when you update your iOS apps to version 2.47. And remember, your overall app experience improves with updates too. Go to the settings menu and select update today!
New words are added regularly to WordPower® and other files for your benefit. Words can often be found in more than one pathway. To locate words for modeling, look them up in the Word Finder feature which recently received a refresh and discover button-action pathways. Access Word Finder through a button action programmed in the WordPower keyboard pages (also known as the ABC_123 page). Try it out today!
This update features new voices and voice performance updates across all three apps. Explore 19 new voices in a variety of ages and languages from Acapela. Experience increased quality from Almagu’s 30+ inclusive voice options.
If you are a LAMP WFL communicator using an Ivona voice, you’ll receive a pop-up notice within your app regarding changes to your voice selection due to Apple® compatibility. Learn more about the change taking place later this year.
Our CLASSIC TouchChat apps (Classic TouchChat with WordPower, Classic TouchChat, and Classic TouchChat Lite) will be retired in early May 2024. View the list of frequently asked questions to learn more.
Make note of these vocabulary updates within TouchChat.
WordPower 42 Basic
“The book” has been added as a logical next word to the verb “open.”
WordPower 60 Basic
A button for “like” has been added to the “I feel” page so you can more easily say “I feel like.”
A button for “the book” has been added to follow the verb open.
English WordPower 42 thru 140
TouchChat communicators can now talk about specific cookies, pies, and cakes as these new buttons have been added to the DESSERT page. Yum!
Making the LAMP Words for Life app compatible with iPhone creates more opportunities for communication partners to learn and model this robust language system. It may also benefit teens and young adults who are experienced with the app and looking for a more portable option. With the 84-button layout, the smaller screen size won’t work well for everyone. LAMP WFL on an iPad® will continue to be recommended for new learners and individuals who use head tracking. Setting up your communicator for success is most important!
Consider scenarios for using LAMP WFL on a tablet versus a phone and review hardware requirements.
The Vocabulary Builder tool within LAMP Words for Life increases successful button activation by reducing the number of words shown and choosing words of immediate interest to your communicator. The display is simplified, and distractions are removed, but the target words are in the same location so that motor patterns learned remain consistent over time.
With update 2.47, you’ll now see a pre-made Vocab Builder list called Transition, and based off LAMP WFL’s Transition vocabulary, to use with your beginning communicators. With this list, you can work on core words and favorite things such as foods, drinks, and people. Working with this list will help prepare your learner with motor plans and button sequences found in LAMP WFL Full.
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For over 50 years, PRC has been a leader in giving a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. Since our founding in 1966, PRC has paved the way in the development of speech-generating devices (SGDs) and continues to innovate in the field of augmentative and alternative communication.
Saltillo is dedicated to making personal communication possible to individuals who are unable to use their natural voice. We strive to offer comprehensive training and support for your Saltillo device.
The AAC Funding website from PRC and Saltillo assists SLPs, caregivers and/or educators through the process of creating a submission packet, whether funding an AAC device through Medicare/Medicaid or private insurance.
Learn the basics about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), explore the difference between language and communication, and read stories of real-life people who use AAC.
Teaching (and learning) a new access method for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can be overwhelming. ALP for AAC breaks down this learning process into 3 broad stages with 8 specific phases.
The AAC Language Lab offers real-life solutions in support of language development. Explore language stages and interactive materials designed for Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs), Educators and Parents.
Realize Language is an online service that gives parents and professionals powerful ways to monitor, measure, and maximize a child's use of an Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) speech device.
The Center for AAC & Autism is dedicated to building awareness of the power of AAC, changing the lives of children with autism and other developmental disabilities through education, resources, information and supporting clinical research.
LAMP Words for Life is designed to meet the communication needs of children with autism. Based on the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) methodology, its consistent motor plan enables early success and allows the client's vocabulary and communication skills to grow.
TouchChat is a full-featured communication solution for individuals who have difficulty using their natural voice. TouchChat is designed for individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, ALS, apraxia, stroke, or other conditions that affect a person's ability to use natural speech.
PRC-Saltillo offers a wealth of resources to make online AAC as easy as possible for you, so you can continue to provide quality treatment and evaluations to clients. Enter AAC TeleTips below and find the online AAC support you need.
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