Computer-based Communication Tools

Communicate with others in the same room or across the world.

Point To Pictures

Square yellow image with a grid of four drawings, showing a boombox, a girl in front of chalkboard, a girl in a wheelchair reaching out to a boy, and a candy bar.

An augmentative and alternative communication tutorial program designed to help people with communication disorders to learn about and use language.

Picture It

A symbolic language picture creation program designed for use by individuals with communication disabilities that enables them to create a wide range of picture supported documents.

Pictocom SE

Large vertical rectangular diagram with hand in white on right side pointing to images on the left side with a ray of light spreading out from the index finger over the images.

A direct selection communications program designed for use by individuals who are non-verbal.

My Words App

Screenshot of an iOS menu featuring options to "take a picture" or choose a photo from the "photo gallery." There are various menu buttons, including one that reads "record sound." At the bottom of the screen, there are "cancel" and "save" buttons.

A voice-output communication app for iOS designed for use by children with communication, cognitive, developmental, learning or speech disabilities, or autism.

Let's Talk

Blue square with drawing of a young boy standing with his arms behind his back and his mouth open.

A symbolic and direct selection communicator program for people with communication disabilities and autism.

A home control system that enables people with severe physical disabilities, spinal cord injury, and upper extremity disabilities to monitor and control all of the devices in their home by voice, the web or a variety of other interfaces.

First Words Halloween

Screenshot of a colorful drawing of a witch on a broomstick walking up a hill to house with block letters spelling out the word witch across the top against an orange background.

A pre-reading and spelling interactive game app for children with language, developmental or learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder.

Coglink

A light green and grey software interface with a lefthand menu pane featuring different contacts with names and photos. Beneath, a light pink text input box for typing messages.

Email program designed for use by individuals with brain injury or cognitive disabilities.

WordWise

Green software box with an image of an owl on a branch and the product name underneath. Leaning against the box is a CD.

A program for students with disabilities to learn functional vocabulary words.

Working4

A visual reinforcement system designed for use by individuals with communication and autism spectrum disorders that can let someone know what he’s working for, how much work he needs to do, and how close he is to earning a reward for that work.