Comments on: The OLPC Computer as an AAC Device http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/ AAC, AT, Families, Inclusion, Literacy, UDL Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:42:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DynaVox AAC Device http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/comment-page-1/#comment-7588 DynaVox AAC Device Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:01:43 +0000 http://alltogether.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-7588 There are many AAC Devices out there to help individuals with communication challenges, especially Autism. There are many AAC Devices out there to help individuals with communication challenges, especially Autism.

]]> By: Lynn Marentette http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Lynn Marentette Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:15 +0000 http://alltogether.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-158 Hi. I am a school psychologist and computer student. Many of the students I work with have autism spectrum disorders. Many do not have the manual dexterity needed to type, and some do not know the alphabet yet to type. The new version of the OLPC will support touch-screen interaction, which would be ideal for IconSpeak. I'd be interested in contacting others who would be interested in working on this application. Lynn Hi.

I am a school psychologist and computer student. Many of the students I work with have autism spectrum disorders. Many do not have the manual dexterity needed to type, and some do not know the alphabet yet to type.

The new version of the OLPC will support touch-screen interaction, which would be ideal for IconSpeak.

I’d be interested in contacting others who would be interested in working on this application.

Lynn

]]> By: alltogether http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/comment-page-1/#comment-157 alltogether Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:34:47 +0000 http://alltogether.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-157 Article about Speak on the OLPC News Site. http://www.olpcnews.com/software/applications/xo_speak_speech_synthesis.html Article about Speak on the OLPC News Site. http://www.olpcnews.com/software/applications/xo_speak_speech_synthesis.html

]]> By: IconSpeak for the XO « Alltogether http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/comment-page-1/#comment-156 IconSpeak for the XO « Alltogether Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:16:48 +0000 http://alltogether.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-156 [...] is the first attempts at a dynamic display augmentative communication software for the XO laptop. Recently, I posted about Speak, which IconSpeak is built on. Check out the main screen, as of Thursday [...] [...] is the first attempts at a dynamic display augmentative communication software for the XO laptop. Recently, I posted about Speak, which IconSpeak is built on. Check out the main screen, as of Thursday [...]

]]> By: alltogether http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/comment-page-1/#comment-155 alltogether Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:26:50 +0000 http://alltogether.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-155 Donna, Niiiiccceeee! It is happening! Do you have contact info for the development team? -SCS Donna,

Niiiiccceeee! It is happening! Do you have contact info for the development team?

-SCS

]]> By: Donna http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/the-olpc-computer-as-an-aac-device/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Donna Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:13:26 +0000 http://alltogether.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-154 I am interested in the XO's potential to be employed as an assistive technology device for disabled users. I got a note from a fellow XO user yesterday about a new activity, currently in prototype, called IconSpeak. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPCIconSpeak_Activity_-_first_prototype From the OLPC wiki page: "This bundle Image:IconSpeak.activity-1.xo is an initial prototype of the OLPCIconSpeak.activity. Caution: It is likely to undergo rapid and radical change.The activity is based on Speak. The goal is to allow the user to build a message from an array of icons representing words. The message is then spoken using speech synthesis. The user of this activity clicks on a button in an array. A button may have an image (icon) or label (text). If the button corresponds to a category, they are replaced by the icons/text from the next level down. In this case the first icon will be an up-arrow. Clicking on this icon will return the user to the previous level. If the button is corresponds to a word - the word is copied to the output message. The word corresponding to a higher level can be selected by pressing the space bar while the mouse left button is down; otherwise, the next lower level will be displayed. Finally, the user can press the 'play' button and the message will be spoken by eSpeak." I am interested in the XO’s potential to be employed as an assistive technology device for disabled users. I got a note from a fellow XO user yesterday about a new activity, currently in prototype, called IconSpeak.

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPCIconSpeak_Activity_-_first_prototype

From the OLPC wiki page:

“This bundle Image:IconSpeak.activity-1.xo is an initial prototype of the OLPCIconSpeak.activity. Caution: It is likely to undergo rapid and radical change.The activity is based on Speak. The goal is to allow the user to build a message from an array of icons representing words. The message is then spoken using speech synthesis.

The user of this activity clicks on a button in an array. A button may have an image (icon) or label (text). If the button corresponds to a category, they are replaced by the icons/text from the next level down. In this case the first icon will be an up-arrow. Clicking on this icon will return the user to the previous level. If the button is corresponds to a word – the word is copied to the output message. The word corresponding to a higher level can be selected by pressing the space bar while the mouse left button is down; otherwise, the next lower level will be displayed. Finally, the user can press the ‘play’ button and the message will be spoken by eSpeak.”

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