TapToTalk-Augmentative And Alternative Communication
Through my work on the board of directors of AchieveKids, a non-profit that runs schools for the most behaviorally challenged autistic and developmentally disabled kids, I saw a need for a sturdy, economical, portable communications device that helps non-verbal children communicate. This led to me un-retiring and starting a company, Assistyx, and then developing TapToTalk (www.taptotalk.com).
TapToTalk is a new product that gives a non-verbal child a voice with the tap of a picture. It turns a handheld Nintendo DSi or DS Lite into an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device.
If you know anyone who works with kids with speech problems regardless of cause--autism, developmental disability, mental retardation, Down syndrome, and many diseases--please let them know about TapToTalk. And, of course, we want to let families of these kids know about this option.
I’ve started a number of companies over the years; this is the one that is a labor of love.
TapToTalk is a new product that gives a non-verbal child a voice with the tap of a picture. It turns a handheld Nintendo DSi or DS Lite into an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device.
If you know anyone who works with kids with speech problems regardless of cause--autism, developmental disability, mental retardation, Down syndrome, and many diseases--please let them know about TapToTalk. And, of course, we want to let families of these kids know about this option.
I’ve started a number of companies over the years; this is the one that is a labor of love.
posted by Phil Bookman at 1:15 PM
