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Augmentative Communication Devices

Tools to be used in addition to, or in place of, normal spoken communication in the classroom.
Alternative Vocabulary 1: 
speech, communication, text, software, communicate, voice, touch
Alternative Vocabulary 2: 
picture, talk, screen, using, speak, pictures, device, image, without, assistive, words, alternative, disability, augmentative, visual
Alternative Vocabulary 3: 
keyboard, nonverbal, technology, aac, disabled, impaired, email, messaging, audio, tool, accessibility, read, aloud, computers, language, devices, programs, instant, options, non, communicator, output, type, input, others, interface, reader, content, app, communications
Alternative Vocabulary 4: 
talking, non-verbal, touchscreen, typing, translator, program, speechless, replacement, select, message, feature, control, communicating, generating, text-to-speech, word, apps, messages, applications, commands, translate, convert, assistance, replace, board, easy, mute, replacer, learning, speaks, alternate, speaking, assistant, impairment, find, verbal, spoken, pictographs, controlling, inability, key, auto, correct, ways, keys, specs, free, converter, eye, methods, chat, direct, voiceless, assisted, messenger, alternatives, exchange, tools, replacing, back
Alternative Vocabulary 5: 
driven, silent, navigation, action, selected, based, generation, ac, electronic, mobile, text-to-voice, voicing, code, techniques, computer-assisted, communicative, friendly, game, supplement, panel, made, pictorial, icon, extract, see, chatty, choose, tablet, maker, turn, communicates, users, click, method, tts, dictate, express, stephen, hawking, recognition, controls, command, selection, bypassing, images, speakers, visuals, digital, non-speech, cognitive, speaker, learner, substitution, audible, item, instead, narration, tap, on-screen, graphical, cognition, simplified, simplify, developmentally, delayed, auditory, pointer, accessible, vocalize, just, referenced, includes, spell, predictive, unable, strategies, generator, wireless, mouse, dedicated, gaze, tracking, prediction, macros, adaptive, keyboards, impairments, symbols, simple, earphones, hear, friends, ability, connect, pad, solutions, technologies, portable, service, transform, text-to-audio, slurred, disorder, video, calling, texting, across, wait, typed, press, enter, send, im, compose, search, acoustic, rooms, messengers, e-mail, organizations, assisting, written, turning, repeat, delay, eyes, deaf, functionality, multiple, languages, automatically, sticky, smart, phone, automated, sending, systems
Main screen of Amego software that displays a grid (in Spanish) of nine squares, each representing one of Amego's functions.

Amego is a free, Windows-based software program for text-based communication that works with Mind Express, software designed for people with communication challenges.

Bright, red, and round button mounted on a low-profile, oval, and black base.

Voice recorder for recording audio messages up to 2 minutes long.

Square, green communicator with four printed symbols and handle for easy carrying.

Assistive communication device for short- or long-term augmentative communication or cognitive enrichment.

Person holding MegaBee with another person's head positioned inside the frame.

MegaBee is a simple-to-use assisted writing tablet for people who have lost the ability to speak coherently and write legibly.

Tablet device with 16 different picture icons.

A 16-message assistive communication device, with multiple levels and designed for portability and durability.

Visually impaired person in wheelchair with Symbol Communicator on tray in front of him.

Six-level communicator device designed for users with visual impairments.

Gray base with red button and red lights around edge, silver knob on edge of button.

Assistive communication device with a textured top and visual feedback.

Inclined triangular, pressure-sensitive device with blue surface and jack inputs along thicker edge.

The Lex Communication Aid is a single-message assistive communication device with three levels, suitable for anyone who cannot make themselves verbally understood. Messages are accessed by pressing anywhere on the blue membrane switch on the top.

All the components of Chattervox 6 voice amplifier connected together. It has a headset mic and a speaker which comes with a neoprene amplifier cover.

A portable personal device designed to elevate the vocal output of people with temporary or permanent voice impairments, using a powerful speaker.

Alpha Core layout with QWERTY structure.

AlphaCore is a communication system made up of the most commonly used words in the English language (core vocabulary). Words are color-coded and arranged in alphabetical order, making them easy to find.