TouchChat HD - AAC with WordPower

The TouchChat HD - AAC with WordPower is now available for $299.99 for iPad owners. The application is supporting English language. It weighs in at a hefty 387 MB, so make sure you have plenty of free space on your iOS device. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 1.2.3 has been released on 2014-11-19. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later
More Info: Find more info about TouchChat HD - AAC with WordPower in Silver Kite`s Official Website : http://www.silver-kite.com/touchchat

We have been using this for about 2 years with our son who is non verbal It is way better then the PECS system we were using because he was constantly chewing those up or throwing them away I also like how customizable it is I have been able to build in screen shots for all of his tv shows and episodes using the camera However I do think it would be a marvelous thing if this app included a more diverse range of skin tone colors on their representations of faces body parts etc All of the generic forms not specific to a known celebrity are apricot colored My son has beautiful brown skin Non verbal children are a diverse group and I think stick figure renderings don t take up much storage space and can easily be colored in with more then one shade I think children tend to feel marginalized when they do not see images that reflect them and special needs kiddos are already a group at risk for feeling and being marginalized It is also pretty frustrating that if your kiddo accidentally touches the back bar it repeats every single thing requested since it was last cleared It can really disrupt and disorient a kiddo with sensory issues And for my son who struggles with fine motor he accidentally bumps it a fair bit His aim is not always as precise as he would like but it is getting better all the time Just not enough to save us from back bar issues Otherwise we LOVE how this app has improved his quality of life and his ability to tell us what he wants and to feel heard And despite the monochrome skin tone there is a decent range of object drawings etc                 Needs more skin tones back button issues Nurseman Andy

This app does not work I downloaded it a few times please fix it     Touch chat app Lovely7157

I was inspired to buy this program after recently attending a seminar given by an ASD researcher who explained the necessity to teach children CORE vocabulary rather than just FRINGE words people places things After 2 weeks of use I can tell you I am so thankful to have TouchChat with WordPower to assist my 9 year old less verbal autistic boy He is learning to build complete sentences making stronger associations between verbal and visual word and gaining in self confidence when ordering food items from strangers Although we did experience a volume mute bug I was able to resolve it by following online guidance to reset the general settings of the device This app gets Five Stars for WordPower 108                     WordPower is worth every penny JMIHDX

This app was great the mainstay of my child s communication until we downloaded the update Now the words string together in the output window as if they were not programmed with a space after them as in the previous version What happened     help updatednohelp

My Autistic son who has no speech has been using the app with his school Ipad 2 and now have purchased it for home use                     Love it Blake FL

I have struggled with this app No sound despite resetting my ipad2 and working through all the settings I have emailed the developer and not received a reply This is a waste of money and time     No sound NY education

I was thrilled when I found this app in its original version I work with many students with a wide variety of disabilities and the ease of use of this app was very appealing Because it is such an intuitive software I recommended it to a number of families I have been very disappointed in the current version It freezes or crashes frequently and often does not respond to touch The improvements in vocabulary and editability are promising but I m having a hard time testing them out I hope these problems can be worked out or can I return to the original version         Great gone wrong PT/AT

I am the parent of a child with intellectual disabilities and my child has a significant communication impairment I have closely looked at at every single AAC App on the market And I have trialed many of the top portable AAC devices and iPad Apps through our local Easter Seals If you are looking for an App with vocabulary choices that rival the big assistive technology developers and manufactures costing many thousands of dollars you have found it here The renown SLP Gail Van Tatenhove created the vocabulary VocabPC one of the terrific vocabularies found within the TouchChat App It has an intuitive core vocabulary And the two vocabulary levels of the WordPower App are brilliant The two WordPower vocabularies have been created by the renown Nancy Inman SLP These highly respected SLPs and AAC experts designers are the best in the field Their vocabulary layouts are featured on the high end devices produced by Saltillo Prentke Romich and Dynavox The critical core vocabularies within these Apps are top notch There are other excellent vocabularies as well to meet the various needs of the users In TouchChat there is also Primary vocabulary for young minded users and MultiChat 15 for school aged users And there is a Spelling vocabulary using the qwerty keyboard with word prediction and some phrases The other vocabularies have word prediction in the keyboard button too My child has used these vocabularies and they are great I really love the use of the Symbolstix icons for the vocabulary images They depict symbols with remarkable meaning They are giving Boardmaker symbols a run for their money News2you school based curriculum now being widely used across the country and in my child s classroom has adopted Symbolstix icons for their curriculum Symbolstix is here to stay Editing and customizing can be performed directly on the iPad or iPod and is very doable and useful but I highly recommend purchasing the TouchChat Windows Editor software disc from the Silver Kite website This editing software mirrors the vocabularies in the App When on your computer screen it looks exactly the same as the screen on your Apple device This editing software is a breeze to use If you have any experience using Microsoft Windows to do any of your home or office computer work documents or whatever than you will already know what to do And everyone I know who has spent time on a computer knows Microsoft The great advantage with having TouchChat Windows Editor on your home or school computer changes and editing can be done while your loved one has the iPad or iPod or while it s charging The use of the computer keyboard makes things quick and smooth Google Images can be easily loaded stored photos are easily accessed and editing and customizing goes fast And your vocabulary is saved and transferable One additional note iShare for TouchChat is a in AAP purchase for 59 for a six month subscription iShare stores your vocabularies and pages through a wireless server You can keep them private or share pages with others or use their shared pages An iShare subscription is needed to transfer any of the modified or customized vocabulary from the iPad or iPod to the TouchChat Windows Editor And if you have the WordPower vocabularies with the TouchChat they must be copied out of the Apple device into TouchChat Windows Editor using iShare in order for you to access them for editing using the TouchChat Windows Editor The Help tab in the pull down menu of the TouchChat Windows Editor has a step by step guide to walk you thru anything and everything The guide is very easy to read and user friendly and can be printed to use at your side when editing Silver Kite developer support for questions and concerns is fantastic and quick to respond with concise trouble shooting solutions It is a small service oriented company Having a strong network of support in helping your loved one use the device and vocabulary is essential for the user s success Having your speech therapist school staff assistive technology consultant and family involved in evaluating the user and choosing implementing the vocabulary in the App is essential Collaborate as much as possible Plan and create goals to obtain success Customize the vocabulary with photos of family or friends or pets Using emotionally meaningful photos to supplement some of the stock images Add favorite activities or shows using Google Images Hook the user in by customizing with real photos here and there in the buttons that are highly personal Add symbols to some core vocabulary words if it helps Play with the vocabulary as if it were your own voice Model using the vocabulary in front of your loved one It s like using a second language The benefits are rewarding beyond description when your loved one begins to string messages Don t expect miracles Just put the work in and you will see the payoff Week after week month after month and remarkable progress happens This App is amazing and can run with the big dogs of AAC It is well worth the cost                     Hands down the BEST Augmentative and Alternative Communication App on the market Mother Extraordinaire

Don t put 300 on your credit card because this app doesn t work It freezes constantly and when I emailed tech support they said they have discovered a memory leak and they re working on fixing it Well that doesn t help me right now does it They need to take it out of the app store until it s fixed Don t buy it If you need an AAC app that you know will work buy Proloquo2go instead     This is junk Kristen P SLP