Gift of Free Augmentative Communication

In the spirit of Christmas, I want to share with you the program pVoice. This free augmentative communication software was developed for the computer by Jouke Visser for his daughter.

A couple weeks ago I was working on a presentation about assistive technology in the classroom and researching free programs for reading and writing support. Part of my presentation covers communication software that can be used in the classroom and other settings, either on a computer or an iPad, iPod or smart phone. The programs I have in my presentation are reasonable priced, but in general, augmentative communication programs and devices are innately expensive. That is just the nature of assistive technology. I decided, on a whim, to search for a free augmentative communication program. This is when I came across pVoice and it is absolutely free. Yes, you got that right FREE. 

Here are some of the features of pVoice:

• Button display options include a letter, word, picture, or picture with word
• Picture options include symbol sets (purchased separately from various companies), digital  pictures or pictures downloaded from the Internet
• Pages or ‘Themes’ and can be easily modified to accommodate one button or up to 25 columns and 25 rows of buttons
• Input control options include switch (1 or 2), touchscreen, keyboard, mousebuttons or Adremo wheelchair controls (specially designed wheelchair in the Netherlands with foot and head controls)
• Fifteen different language options available (e.g. English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian)

Go to pvoice.org to read more about the program and get your free download.