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Tobii Assistive Technology: Symbols & Vocabularies

Tobii Assistive Technology: Symbols & Vocabularies. Dipl. Päd. Uli Ehlert Product Manager Content March 10 th 2009, Oxford. Who‘s talking ?. Uli Ehlert , 38, Germany Speech t herapist & special needs t eacher Working with AAC since 1996 Advisor for AT companies since 1998

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Tobii Assistive Technology: Symbols & Vocabularies

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  1. Tobii Assistive Technology:Symbols & Vocabularies Dipl. Päd. Uli Ehlert Product Manager Content March 10th 2009, Oxford

  2. Who‘stalking? • Uli Ehlert, 38, Germany • Speech therapist &specialneedsteacher • Working with AAC since 1996 • Advisorfor AT companiessince 1998 • WithTobiisincesummer 2007 • Accountmanagerfor Germany & other European countries • Productmanagerforlanguagecontent • uli.ehlert@tobii.com

  3. Our Products

  4. The real natureofourproducts:

  5. Chain of Productslead to Solution

  6. Tobii‘smain Symbol Collection: SymbolStix • Comprehensivelibraryofmorethan 7000 symbols • Colourand B/W • Lively, vibrant stick figures in consistent size and style • Age appropriate for all ages

  7. SymbolStix aredevelopedby News-2-You • News-2-You is a current events publication for beginning readers and children with special needs. • Weekly Newspaper, including different reading levels and Communication Boards • more than 20.000 subscribers in the US. • Learn more: www.news-2-you.com

  8. Some SymbolStix Samples

  9. SymbolStix in directComparison

  10. Tobii SymbolMate • Create paper-based communication pages • Create communication pages for static device • Design educational material, labels, schedules, signposts, work instructions, recipes etc… • Combine, alter and redraw symbols • Ships with pre-designed templates and over 15,000 SymbolStix symbols • Imports symbol libraries and custom photos • Built-in symbol editor • Supports png, jpg, gif, wmf, emf and bmp • Customize to print on any paper format

  11. Tobii Communicator • Comprehensive AAC Software • Communicate face-to-face, chat, send SMS, surf the Internet, access Windows and more… • Use text or any of the 15,000 included SymbolStix symbols to generate speech • Word prediction, built in grammar functions and dictionaries speed up communication • Environmental control • Supports all input methods • Easy to customize • Ships with high-quality Acapela voices

  12. Vocabularies & User Interfaces Literacy Symbols 3rd Party Demo Tobii Sono Suite (Sono Scena Sono Primo) Word Power Talk Together Semna‘s Books PODD Sample Pages Basic Advanced [Sono= Latin „I speak“, „I makenoise“]

  13. Tobii Sono Lexis • Content package for Tobii Communicator • Basic outline • Freedom to express in own words even without literacy. • Building individual sentences with word-based symbol vocabularies, including automated grammar functions. • Combines motor memory learning with the approach of the Fitzgerald Key • Modular system with a well-chosen core and general vocabulary basis and easy to individualize situational modules. • Research based vocabulary • Intuitive navigation and quick start into meaningful communication. • Target group • Individuals with limited or no literacy, goodormildlyimpairedcognitiveskills, where freedom of expression desired.

  14. Design focus for Tobii Sono Lexis Design focus on • Flexibility in buildingsentences • Clear Structure • KeepingOverview • Easy toadapt • Coherentcoverageofvocabulary • CorrectGrammar

  15. Complete the Contact Form to receive: • Free Communicator 4 Demo CD – Unlimited trial period • Sample CD – free collection of ready-made page sets • Brochures and additional information

  16. Thankyouforyourattention! Visitwww.tobii.comformoreinformation Contact: uli.ehlert@tobii.com lisa.oosthuizen@tobii.com

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