AAC speech communicator

AAC speech communicator Free App

Rated 3.53/5 (217) —  Free Android application by aacspeech.org

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About AAC speech communicator

A generic, easy-to-learn communication tool for anyone with speech disabilities, which forms grammatically correct sentences when a series of pictograms are clicked and then speaks them aloud (text-to-speech). Because of the pictograms, this tool is especially good for children or those who have limited reading and writing abilities.

It is different from most existing products by being free and by its natural language generation with features such as inflection, tenses, using the user's gender (via settings) to alter the first-person sentences and more.

Also, my friends have found using this application to be a fun way to learn basics of new language. :)

The application includes 1000+ icons, categorised and accessible through search. It supports French pretty well, and there is a prototype for English.

Other features include:
* recent pictograms (each category has a tab listing most recently used ones)
* icons tagged with the 6 SPC colors (actions, names, descriptives etc.) for easier identification
* option to display text in capital letters
* option to softly speak each individual word when icon is pressed
* compatibility with both tablets and mobile phones


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INSTALLATION:
* Make sure you have a text-to-speech engine properly installed (depending on your device, go to “Settings –> Language & Input-> Text-to-Speech output”, or to “Settings->Install voice data” or alike).
* To use French or English you have to set your phone/tablet language to the one you wish to use (go to your phone settings)

CONTENT LICENSE:
The application includes 5000+ ARASAAC pictograms limited to non-commercial use (Creative Commons) that must be redistributed under the same licence.
Author of the pictograms: Sergio Palao / Origin: ARASAAC / License: CC (BY-NC-SA)

How to Download / Install

Download and install AAC speech communicator version 1.5beta on your Android device!
Downloaded 50,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.epfl.android.aac_speech, download AAC speech communicator.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
* added landscape mode for tablets
* improved UI: more beautiful, added category tabs, fast scrolling, search; faster
* speak each individual word when pressed (option)
* option to hide of words/icons less appropriate for children (hidden by default)
More downloads  AAC speech communicator reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update AAC speech communicator was updated to version 1.5beta
More downloads  AAC speech communicator reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads  AAC speech communicator reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads

What are users saying about AAC speech communicator

T70%
by T####:

I like it but picture size is very small couldn't understand by younger kids

T70%
by T####:

Why does the boy voice sound just like a girl??

T70%
by T####:

Worked for about 2-3 min then stops responding

T70%
by T####:

Ipad

F70%
by F####:

Good yes

O70%
by O####:

I use this try to feed new words into 2 year old girl...

T70%
by T####:

Tried this app for a few days, kept freezing and kicking me out. Looks like it would be great, if it worked

X70%
by X####:

I like it and it seem like what we need. I think we would try to ues it for my son. Who's on the spectrum and is 8yrs old. He has some speech but not much. This would work well for him to describe his own feelings. However it seems like it would be difficult for him to understand how to use it. It needs less "categories"(e.g nouns, verbs) and more 3 word fragment sentences using sightwords. It's a bit to advanced for his age group. Also It keeps crashing. You've definitely got something good going though.

D70%
by D####:

My device doesn't let me globally disable haptic feedback, this app doesn't have option to not vibrate on press. My condition causes spasm with that sensation, instant phone drop. Why no simple "off" option?

X70%
by X####:

Tried downloading it twice. Crashes as soon as I open it.

X70%
by X####:

Crashes on start. I am uninstalling it.

Y70%
by Y####:

Cant switch app to spanish and when my spanish clients use the app on their devices with spanish language as a default language setting it operates in frech. Please help/ fix and and other language support.

Q70%
by Q####:

Useful, crashes,sometimes

K70%
by K####:

I really dont like this app because it has not appropriate.language in it but it does help for my speech disabilities

X70%
by X####:

Bacues is some I can talk to

R70%
by R####:

It crashes

Y70%
by Y####:

Good

X70%
by X####:

For some reason, after i updated the app, it stopped working and crashes on start. So have uninstalled it

X70%
by X####:

This Augmentative and Alternative Communication App is way too much helpful for speech disabled people. I found it very diversed and with loads of options, helping person to talk with others.

X70%
by X####:

Some issues with text to speech: the pronunciation of the word, "category" is like kate-eh-gory. Even someone from down under might have issues with the sound of this. Some incorrectly spelled words translate to text to speech incorrectly, such as "scissors" spelled "scissorses". App needs work if communication is to have accuracy.

M70%
by M####:

Very helpfull as speech therapist i recomend it but please add arabic

X70%
by X####:

Thank you so much for this God bless you.

X70%
by X####:

Thanks, one of the best I've found. :)

X70%
by X####:

Crashing !!!!!

X70%
by X####:

Useful, crashes,sometimes

T70%
by T####:

Nice and creative

J70%
by J####:

I was looking for an app to help a friend communicate, after she landed in the hospital. Unfortunately, most of the apps (including this one) assume that the person can open their eyes. This app is unusually large, so I have to uninstall it. Thankfully, there is another app called TouchSpeller and it allows anyone to spell words using only one finger, even if they can't see the screen.

P70%
by P####:

I love this one ok

A70%
by A####:

I downloaded the app fine. When I try to use it, it tells me it needs to download 29mb of data. I say OK. Then it closes the app. Says stopped working. And yes I have more than 20mb of room and I'm on wifi.

Z70%
by Z####:

Nice

U70%
by U####:

I tried to install this on htc desire and samsung galaxy but no success. It says application stopped when downloading additional file. I need it for my 4 year autistic boy

U70%
by U####:

Like it as it helps me with my speaking disorder

Y70%
by Y####:

Won't download files

D70%
by D####:

Good

U70%
by U####:

Downloaded it and it immediately crashed. Over and over again.

C70%
by C####:

A lot of the vocabulary is miscategorized, although I give them credit for using correct terminology for body parts.

C70%
by C####:

if app crashes, please make sure that you have installed a text to speech (TTS) engine (or at least downloaded the data files for the low-quality TTS engine bundled with Android. Keep tuned, I'll may finally find some spare time pretty soon, so the app shall be slightly improved... for example, the parental control (however IMHO there are only 2-3 words that shall be excluded for children), better compatibility with large phones/very small tablets (as finally I have one for testing). I will try to support more devices, but app is 100% free and all that requires time (and testing with other devices that I don't own!), so don't give bad review if you have some odd device :)

X70%
by X####:

Has potential but has a long way to go. Needs to support landscape layout and other usability issues. Crashed repeatedly on Xoom.

Q70%
by Q####:

Super....but pecs also has lil higher level . kids with mild autism can recognise written words...and use them as symbols of communication. ?.pls get us something for those kids Pls update the list by adding more frequently used words...I m special educator and aba therapist

X70%
by X####:

I am part of a AAC user group at the University of Dundee and this app has generated a lot of interest. A bit difficult on the phone for people who also mobility issues but would be great for tablet. Has a lot of tiles with nearly everything a person would want to say and seems very user friendly. Only problem is most of the group have iPad's,is this app going to be available on apple ?


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