The Tobii Communicator software has a cell phone option that accommodates a limited number of Android phones, and I believe it can be run on the Windows tablets that are compatible with their PCEyeGo eye gaze technology, which could offer a portable solution. This setup could also be used with a head mouse.

IMO, the quality of the Verbally voice output, even for the full version, is pretty poor. There are many other options that are low-cost or free, such as AlphaCore and Speech Assistant AAC, that have better quality and volume. Even etriloquist sounds better than Verbally. Also, as Antoinette pointed out, a better external speaker could be a sufficient fix for the problem.

Best of luck,

Amy

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Amy Lustig, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
Restorative Speech & Swallow

419 Johnson Street, Suite 102

Jenkintown, PA  19046
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On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:39 PM, <xxxxxx@improveability.com> wrote:

What is the issue with using the iPad over speaker.  If it is the
volume, maybe just using a loud external speaker would do the trick.

Here is a speaker I like as it is small and you can connect it via
bluetooth or cable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0158C1VMA/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Sincerely,

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Owner, Rehabilitation Engineer
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Subject: maybe it's summer heat, maybe its the RNC in town...
From: Lisa Bruening <xxxxxx@alsaohio.org>
Date: Wed, July 20, 2016 11:05 am
To: "xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com>

Hi All,


I'm struggling thinking of ideas for telephone use for a speech impaired
person.  She uses text, but there are times she really wants to
communicate via voice with her kids who live a distance away in military
training etc..


Client has ALS, is ambulatory, functional hand use (although finger
dexterity decreased and overall hands becoming weak), very poor speech.


Looking for ways to use telephone communication via land and cell phone
using sgd technology.


Interested in devices, but because she is ambulatory, this will be very
difficult to master such as a Tobii, LC Edge and similar due to the size
and weight of the iseries type devices; however we also don't want to
use insurance funding for a device that won't be able to be modified for
future headmouse or eye gaze access.


Some have used a Windows tablet (surface pro type) device with google
voice and hangouts apps, but she needs her speech synthesizer software
to "speak" through the phone line. Not sure if she would be able to
manage a surface tablet and be ambulatory, the old "walking and talking"
at the same time.


She currently uses iPad with "verbally", but is not having good luck
with phone on speaker option to pick up the verbally voice...  I like
Clarocom due to the features to communication send via text, email,
etc...


Any other strategies or ideas that I should offer to her?




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Director of Care Services

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6155 Rockside Road, Suite 403
Independence, OH 44131

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