Proloquo2go allows 8-year-old Andrew Patitucci to communicate with his family. Feb. 9, 2010— -- For the first seven years of his life, Andrew struggled to tell his mother, Beth Patitucci, when he ...

May 18 is Accessibility Awareness Day, and Apple has chosen to profile one app developer's contribution to making communication easier for those in need. AssistiveWare has developed the augmentative ...

Communication is an essential part of everyday life—but for those who are non-verbal, to be given the ability to speak is life changing. Breakthrough technology like touch screen apps are now giving ...

ABCNews' Sharyn Alfonsi talks to a man helping people communicate. April 27, 2010— -- When the iPad was released earlier this month, reviewers were quick to tout its advantages for reading books, ...

Proloquo2Go [iTunes Link] is not your usual iPhone/iPod touch app. It turns the mobile device into a full augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. According to the AAC Institute, an ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - For nine-year-old Andrew Patitucci, music was once the only form of expression. Born with cornelia de lange syndrome, the developmental disorder affected his size and speech. "It ...

A new wave of App Store offerings, including Proloquo2Go, is gaining favor over clunky and uberexpensive devices for those with communication disorders--and making assistive technology cool. Abbi ...

For the first time, children who cannot speak or who have speech impairments and use the text-to-speech app Proloquo2Go will sound a little more like how they might, if they could talk. The app, for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. “It [Proloquo2go] has been extremely successful,” said AssistiveWare ...

%27Touch and Learn%27 teaches emotions Proloquo2Go works with speech-impaired kids The Social Express helps kids learn about social situations The iPad can be an effective tool to help many kids with ...

Last month, Facebook announcement that it’s testing speech-to-text functionality for its Messenger app. Some reporters are simply asking why it’s taken this long. Disability aids have historically ...