About my day vs SimpleSpeak AAC

About My Day allows caregivers, family members and health-care professionals to make notes about the daily events and experiences of an individual with whom they are working throughout the day. This app is designed to replace paper journals that are often carried in a binder by the individual as a means of sharing information among family and support workers who work with that person. *** WHO IS IT FOR? *** About My Day is designed to be used by the formal and informal support people of individuals with intellectual or cognitive disabilities. For example, an individual with an intellectual disability may attend a day program, go to school and spend weekends at home. About My Day could be used by support workers at the day program, an educational assistant at school and parents at home to make notes about how the individual is feeling, what activities he or she engaged in and anything else of which care team members should be aware. *** KEY FEATURES *** -- Simple and efficient interface for entering notes -- Notes can includes text and photos -- Clean, calendar-based interface for reviewing notes -- Simple mood tracking on notes *** SUPPORT *** To report a problem with the app, please email appsupport@canassist.ca *** CANASSIST at the UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA *** CanAssist at the University of Victoria is dedicated to developing customized technologies and services for people with disabilities, with a focus on clients in British Columbia, Canada.

SimpleSpeak helps you communicate when speaking isn’t possible, in a simple and intuitive way. Quickly create and organize your own phrases into categories that fit your needs, or choose from default categories to help you get started right away. Then, express your thoughts with just a tap. SimpleSpeak gives you everything you need to communicate, whether at home, on calls, or on the go: - Choose your speech voice, including Personal Voice - Customize phrases with color accents, labels, and more - Use eye tracking for hands-free control (iOS and iPadOS 18+) - Sync across devices with iCloud for seamless access