Hi Lisa,
I have been using SpeakIt mostly but had a patient who preferred NeoKate.  NeoKate and NeoPaul are very similar to SpeakIt but they are free.  The voices are different too.  I have been showing patients both and letting them choose.   
 
I like both SpeakIt and NeoKate/NeoPaul because they are simple keyboard based systems but do allow for some message storage.   Both are learned by my patients very quickly.  ProLoQuo requires some training and also emphasises stored messages too much for most literate pALS who are (by nature of being able to use an iPhone/iTouch) fairly fast typists. 
 
None that I have tried have the wonderful word completion feature that my iPhone provides when I am texting. That would be nice.  Look forward to hearing what others are using and like. 
 
 

Sincerely,

Amy Roman, MS, CCC-SLP
Augmentative Communication Specialist

Forbes Norris ALS Research Center
2324 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
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--- On Tue, 2/23/10, lisa <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: lisa <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: at listserv
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 12:59 PM

Hi All,

I am looking into the iPhone vs iPod Touch for a patient.  He is a bulbar
onset guy with good hand function and does not care for any of the standard
AAC devices since he wants something small, portable and multi-tasking.
Breathing is already quite compromised so we may not have a lot of time to
work on funding.  Conversely, he had not yet determined if he will accept a
trach/vent, so he may need to save his funding for a very high tech system.

Anyway, he currently uses a touch screen storm and texting from a QWERTY
keyboard on his Verizon cell family contract and is not looking at switching
providers or adding another carrier.  He is looking to add text-to-speech
via an iPod touch just for the spoken communication app.

Do any of you have a preference for one of the apps on the list (Proloquo,
Talk Assist, iSpeech, Speak it! Talk to me) and why do you prefer it?

Is there any advantage of using the iPhone vs the iTouch?

Is there an app for use on other touch screen phones and carriers that I am
missing?

Thanks for any feedback you could provide. 

Looks like I need to get to the Apple Store to play!




Lisa M. Bruening, M.S., CCC-SLP
Patient Services Coordinator
The ALS Association
Northern Ohio Chapter
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