Blogs written by David Niemeijer (3)

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In-memoriam Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips, a disability advocate, passed away at age 39. Our CEO David Niemeijer looks back at the memories shared with Michael in the assistive technology world.

2 minute read

Proloquo2Go with a Spanish and English message in the window

Bilingual AAC

Bilingual use and easy switching between languages and voices is a key feature of many of our products – but it took a lot of hard work to get there.

6 minute read

Illustration of a child using P2G with the mother editing on P2g and on other side man in wheelchair presenting with Proloquo2Go

Proloquo2Go is ready for your Mac

It was on Mac that our augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) journey started almost 15 years ago. In 2005, Proloquo was released. This precursor to Proloquo2Go was the first AAC app on Mac OS X. We are coming full circle with the release of Proloquo2Go for Mac with macOS Catalina.

4 minute read

Inclusion is about truly leveling the playing field

Inclusion is one of those words that has a beautiful ring to it, but in practice can mean many things to many people. Inclusion is about more than putting nonverbal students in mainstream classrooms. It goes beyond physical supports, like access ramps to the local library.

1 minute read

Taking action against climate change

Our founder and CEO, David Niemeijer, talks about how AssistiveWare is contributing to the Global Climate Strike.

1 minute read

animation man using Proloquo2Go 7 phone call support with another person

Proloquo2Go 7 adds dark mode, multitasking and calling

It is hard to believe that it is already 10 years ago that the first Proloquo2Go was released. Today we are releasing the 7th major update. Proloquo2Go 7 introduces a number of exciting new features that we would like to tell you more about.

3 minute read

AAC Awareness Month Discount - 50% 12 - 16 October

AAC Awareness Month Discount 2020

With everything that is going on in the world, access to AAC is more important than ever. That’s why for AAC Awareness Month, we will have a 5-day discount and include more apps than ever.

3 minute read

Templates

Supporting learning through consistent placement of core words.

4 minute read

ExpressivePower™

ExpressivePower™ provides AAC users a way to not only choose the right words but also the right tone.

2 minute read

Adjustable grids

Proloquo2Go offers vocabularies that grow with the user and are easily customizable.

3 minute read

Grammar support

Grammar support for verbs, nouns, pronouns and adjectives to support language development.

2 minute read

AAC and the power of language

Everyone communicates. Communicating with others gives us connection and control in our lives. There are many ways to communicate - with facial expressions, gestures, and words and sentences. A key factor in successful communication is having language. Language gives us the words and ways to share our own thoughts and ideas, desires, and wishes.

2 minute read

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