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APP2Speak® speaking app helps people who have experienced a stroke, progressive neurological diseases, dementia, brain injury and other disorders affecting speech and communication.
The Color-Coded Chef: Building Life Skills for People with Intellectual Development Disorder through Cooking
If your family is like most families, the holidays are full of hustle and bustle—buying gifts, decorating the house, and making travel plans to see loved ones. And let’s not forget the cooking. And the eating. Lots and lots of cooking and eating. But not all families...
Struggle Less this Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: How Speech Assistance Apps are Changing the Game for Caregivers of Those with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
It’s a common scene in households all across America. A family member of someone with early-stage Alzheimer’s sits across from their loved one, trying to communicate. Their loved one tries to respond, but they search for words they can’t quite find. The caregiver...
Don’t Settle for Silence: APP2Speak + Control Bionics’ Assistive Technology Devices Offer a Unique Solution for Progressive Diseases
There are many different ways that people can have their ability to communicate compromised, and as a practicing Speech Language Pathologist, I’ve seen them all. The most devastating situations, of course, come when someone doesn’t just lose their ability to speak,...
How to Communicate with Nonverbal Adults: 7 Best Inclusion Practices for Creating Connection
Picture this: The room is filled with people, but it feels strangely quiet. Your loved one sits there, their face tense, their hands fidgeting. You watch as their eyes dart around, searching for a way to join in. It’s like they’re standing on the other side of a glass...
The Case Against Silence: How Apps for Nonverbal Communication Put You Back in Control
Nonverbal Communication Ever feel like everyone else is having a conversation you’re not a part of? If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of adults who have lost their ability to speak for one reason or another, you probably answered that question with a...
From Homemade Switches to High-Tech App: Celebrating the 10-Year Anniversary of APP2Speak!
This month marks a significant milestone for me and everyone involved in the development of APP2Speak: our app's 10-year anniversary! Reflecting on our journey, it feels like a natural progression. My initial intention wasn’t to develop a speech app; I was simply...
7 Easy Ways to Enhance Communication with Your Loved One with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
Feeling frustrated and lost when trying to communicate with your loved one who has early-stage Alzheimer's? You're not alone. If you’re like many others in this situation, you’ve probably thought, "I just wish I knew how to connect better with them." And it’s...
A Long and Winding Road: My 41-year Career as a Speech Language Pathologist
The Role of the Speech Language Pathologist May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month (formerly called Better Hearing and Speech Month). Each year at this time, I get a little reflective about my career as a Speech Language Pathologist and all the changes I’ve...
From Autism Awareness to Autism Acceptance: Giving a Voice to People with Autism
Almost 50 years ago, the Autism Society in the U.S. launched its first autism awareness campaign. This evolved into Autism Awareness Month, which has taken place each April for decades now. While the original idea behind this event was certainly well-intentioned, the...
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APP2Speak® is an easy-to-use, inexpensive AAC speech and communication software application available for iPhone and iPad devices. It is fully customizable. You can easily integrate your own photos, take a photo within APP2Speak® and record a familiar voice to personalize communication.