Grid Player vs Speech Assistant

Grid Player is an Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) App that helps people who cannot speak or who have unclear speech to communicate. Sentences that you create are spoken out loud. Grid Player is suitable for a wide range of people with communication difficulties, including those who use symbols. Grid Player is designed for use with Grid 3 and The Grid 2, allowing you to play your grids on iPad. If you don't have Grid 3 or The Grid 2, you can use Grid Player with four complete grid sets: Symbol Talker A, Symbol Talker B, Talking Photographs and Text Talker Phrasebook. Please note that you need a Online Grids account to use Grid Player. You can create an account for free within the Grid Player app, or sign in to an existing account. GRID PLAYER FEATURES • Over 12,000 Widgit Symbols • Over 12,000 SymbolStix Symbols • High-quality male and female voices • “TouchType” word prediction for faster typing • Prediction suggestions with symbols to help with word recognition • Word list grids for large topics • Copy sentences to use with Twitter, Facebook, etc SYMBOL TALKER A and B • Dynamic screen AAC • Uses Widgit symbols • Over 2,000 unique words in over 50 topics • Two vocabulary sizes (levels A and B) TALKING PHOTOGRAPHS • Over 1000 vivid photographs • 42 categories • Inspirational for education and communication TEXT TALKER PHRASEBOOK • Over 100 instant phrases • 10 topics to discuss • Quick response buttons for answering questions Grid Player is suitable for people with a wide range of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, motor-neurone disease (ALS), autism, apraxia, traumatic brain injury, stroke and deafness. It can also be used in education for people with learning difficulties or special needs, and with young children. All over the world, thousands of people are communicating with Grid 3 and The Grid 2 from Smartbox. Install Grid Player and you can join the conversation today!

Speech Assistant - AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Talker Watch is assistive technology tool designed to help individuals who have difficulty speaking or communicating effectively.  The app is used by people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Angelman syndrome, and others with speech difficulties. AAC Talker Watch is highly customisable and include features to help individuals with communication difficulties to express themselves more effectively. Most important features included(not limited to) so far are 1. Text to Speech - Read aloud your saved texts with one tap 2. Handsfree usage - Select texts with head movement instead of finger taps 3. Listening mode - Let the app generate answers to the questions you are asked to. ( Currently, only YES or NO, Either OR and Number answers are supported) 4. Apple Watch - Transfer your saved texts to watch app and access your speech assistant on your wrist. Handsfree usage with head tracking is supported with devices iPhone X or higher versions of iPhone. The devices which are older than iPhone X would work with touch. Besides saving phrases, AAC also lets you type what you want to say instantly. The app includes a Grid Keyboard arranged alphabetically for people learning to type. Your favorite texts could be organised in categories. The categories could be prioritised, displayed/hidden as per your needs. NOTE: As each patient's requirements and physical capabilities vary, it is important to note that this application serves as a means of communication. It is advisable to seek advice from a medical professional prior to utilising this app. Pleas refer to our privacy policy for more information about the data we collect https://speechassistant.io/privacypolicy.html Privacy Policy - https://speechassistant.io/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use - https://speechassistant.io/terms.html For any questions or inquiries, please get in touch: lokireddy.apps@gmail.com