aac systems for arabic speakers
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AAC - ArabicDavid Banes – Access and Inclusion
May 2016
Text Based CommunicationClaroSpeak iOS
Arabic Keyboard
Arabic Speech
Arabic Prediction
Start with Symbols - Tawasol
Simple AAC
• Single Switch • Recordable Arabic Speech• Symbols can be attached to surface
Simple AAC
• Similar to Big Mack• Different Setup • Use of Colour • Easy to use
Combinations of Words
• Allows choice of words • Each Cell can be given a symbol• Each Cell can be recorded in
Arabic • Available in 9 and 20 word
versions
iPad and Arabic AAC
• Turns iPad into Dynamic Screen• Uses iPad keyboards
and speech• Can record words and
phases
Windows - Grid 2 Arabic Communication and Control
• Import Arabic Symbols• Uses PC Arabic Voices• Optimised for Arabic• Allows use with multiple
applications• Allows multiple Access
methods
CoughDrop• Cross Platform• Supports TTS and Arabic
on iOS and Android for free• TTS on Windows
(premium)• Can import Tawasol
Symbols • Simple Design and
interface
AzuleJoe (Beta)• Fully Open Source• Uses PowerPoint to Create Boards• Can use Tawasol Symbols• Cross Platform • Powerful and easy to use • Needs Arabic adaptation
AAC to Literacy
• From Communication to Literacy • PC Based• Communicate and write • Can use Multimedia
Arabic AAC
Text Based Simple One Message
Simple Message
choice
Combining words and Creating
Sentences
AAC to Literacy
CommercialOpen Source
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