1. AAC - Arabic
David Banes – Access and Inclusion
May 2016

2. Text Based Communication
ClaroSpeak iOS
Arabic Keyboard
Arabic Speech
Arabic Prediction

3. Start with Symbols - Tawasol

4. Simple AAC
• Single Switch
• Recordable Arabic Speech
• Symbols can be attached to surface

5. Simple AAC
• Similar to Big Mack
• Different Setup
• Use of Colour
• Easy to use

6. Combinations of Words
• Allows choice of words
• Each Cell can be given a symbol
• Each Cell can be recorded in
Arabic
• Available in 9 and 20 word
versions

7. iPad and Arabic AAC
• Turns iPad into
Dynamic Screen
• Uses iPad keyboards
and speech
• Can record words and
phases

8. Windows - Grid 2 Arabic
Communication and Control
• Import Arabic Symbols
• Uses PC Arabic Voices
• Optimised for Arabic
• Allows use with multiple
applications
• Allows multiple Access
methods

9. CoughDrop
• Cross Platform
• Supports TTS and Arabic
on iOS and Android for
free
• TTS on Windows
(premium)
• Can import Tawasol
Symbols
• Simple Design and
interface

10. AzuleJoe (Beta)
• Fully Open Source
• Uses PowerPoint to Create Boards
• Can use Tawasol Symbols
• Cross Platform
• Powerful and easy to use
• Needs Arabic adaptation

11. AAC to Literacy
• From Communication to
Literacy
• PC Based
• Communicate and write
• Can use Multimedia

12. Arabic AAC
Text Based
Simple One
Message
Simple
Message
choice
Combining
words and
Creating
Sentences
AAC to
Literacy
Commercial
Open Source

13. Further Help and Resources
Email david@davebanesaccess.org
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