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Device for someone who can't talk
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:01 am
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:01 am
I need a device where someone can type and it will show up on a screen. My father can no longer talk and I need an idea to help him communicate. Must be very simple to use and not require Wi-Fi
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:02 am to Broke
What about a Bluetooth keyboard?
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:03 am to Broke
All you need is a tablet/phone and an app.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:04 am to Broke
Any tablet should work 
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:06 am to Broke
There are actually apps for the iPad that will do this. I use them with a few of my nonverbal students. Just search google and use the app store. Some will allow type to text. Others, like the ones we use for students have pictures that they can string together to make sentences.
Kurzweil also makes a bunch of different text to speech and speech to text devices and apps.
Kurzweil also makes a bunch of different text to speech and speech to text devices and apps.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:07 am to Broke
Any cheap tablet? Maybe even a speak and spell?
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:08 am to Broke
Pen and yellow legal pad.
Simple, cheap, efficient.
Simple, cheap, efficient.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:08 am to lsu480
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Maybe even a speak and spell
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Device for someone who can't talk
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:08 am to arcalades
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All you need is a tablet/phone and an app.
That's the way I'm leaning but it can't be difficult to operate and can't require wi-fi.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:10 am to Broke
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That's the way I'm leaning but it can't be difficult to operate and can't require wi-fi.
All you have to do is download a simple "notes" type app and give it to him. No wi fi required.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:11 am to Broke
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:12 am to Broke
Does he have an iPad? If so, look into proloquo2go
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:14 am to Spilled Milk
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Does he have an iPad? If so, look into proloquo2go
No tablet, no cell phone, no wifi, no internet, etc
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:15 am to Broke
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That's the way I'm leaning but it can't be difficult to operate and can't require wi-fi.
Proloquo2go was built to function in the hands of non-verbal Pre-K students all the way up to adulthood...the usability is seamless once the programmer (you) gets it up and running.
It has communication boards, but it also has predictive text with a qwerty keyboard, pair this app with a bluetooth keyboard and you're good to go.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:18 am to Spilled Milk
Etch a sketch
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:19 am to upgrayedd
I think you can type the letters in and then it says the word you typed in a certain mode
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:21 am to Broke
I would call one of the ALS support organizations and ask them where to get a device to support your dad. Idk why your dad cant speak anymore, but they use devices that have similar features to cope with ALS
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:22 am to Broke
Looked into boogie board tablets?
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very simple and cheap, essentially an endless notepad & pen
unless there was a particular reason you want him to be able to type for communication?
ETA: They have models that can sync with computers via bluetooth and evernote.
Hope you find something, and best wishes for your father.
LINK
very simple and cheap, essentially an endless notepad & pen
unless there was a particular reason you want him to be able to type for communication?
ETA: They have models that can sync with computers via bluetooth and evernote.
Hope you find something, and best wishes for your father.
This post was edited on 11/30/15 at 10:28 am
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:27 am to Broke
Does it have to be electronic? If I were in his shoes I think I'd rather just have a pad and pen for around the house communication.
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