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PolyPredix™
PolyPredix™ word prediction reduces typing efforts by 50% out-of-the box.
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Tim Cook visits AssistiveWare
We’ve seen that Apple cares about accessibility. There have also been signs that Tim Cook personally cares about making sure Apple’s devices work for everyone. During his visit to the AssistiveWare office we experienced this first hand.
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AAC in English-speaking countries: Survey Results
During AAC Awareness Month an online survey was conducted to learn more about the state of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in the English-speaking world. Three years after the last survey, we wanted to get a better understanding of current practices and challenges.
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Do’s and Don’ts of AAC - Questions
Are your questions open or closed? In any environment where questions occur naturally, like in classrooms, it is essential that open-ended questions are used for AAC users. It allows language to be modeled and gives AAC users the opportunity to learn to say what they think and feel.
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Developing apps for ALS: My personal journey
When I was about 10 years old I met a young woman, a friend of a family friend, who told exciting stories about sailing around the world with her French boyfriend. They were living the kind of life that most people only dream of. Ten years later I found out from my parents that her boyfriend, this adventurous man that used to sail the seas, had an incurable disease.
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