Tools 2 Talk | Communication Aid app for iPhone and iPad

Tools 2 Talk

Tools 2 Talk consists of a range of communication aid templates just waiting to be built for the iPad. The content of each aid can be individualised using a comprehensive symbol library or individualised photographs directly from your camera roll.

Tools 2 talk was developed by Scope’s Communication Inclusion & Resource Centre, a team of experienced speech pathologists and technology assistants. They are experts in supporting people with communication difficulties to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and are experienced in making individualised non-electronic communication aids.

These aids can be used on the screen without voice output and as printed resources. People who are non-verbal, with little or no speech will find these communication aids useful to help get their message across, and those with difficulties understanding speech will find the resources useful in recognising what is happening in their world.

Communication difficulties can arise from a developmental, acquired or degenerative condition. Examples of these conditions include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder and aphasia.

Templates available in the app include:
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• Comprehensive expressive aids which aim to meet most of the person’s communication needs such as communication boards
• Targeted expressive aids which are designed for specific situations when limited message sets are needed such as community request cards
• Visual supports which help a person to understand his/her environment remember events or assist with the completion of tasks such as calendars and who’s here today boards.

Features of the app:
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• Easy-to-use
• Example templates for you to view
• Symbolstix library of over 12,000 symbols
• COMPIC library of over 1,500 symbols
• You can import photos direct from your camera roll
• Print your boards directly from your device
• Save your completed boards to PDF, camera roll, email or export them to Dropbox
• Colour and edit the text, border and backgrounds
• Write text on your boards using any of the built in international iPad keyboards
• Use the inbuilt help section to support new users
• Option of ordering a professional print out from Scope (for an additional fee)

For more information on Scope’s Communication & Inclusion Resource Centre visit our website.