Forbes Spark powered by Mind Express
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Get the accessibility fire started with Spark
Spark, powered by MindExpress, for the WinSlate represents Forbes AAC’s proprietary package of communication systems, assessment supports, educational resources and access tools. It also has the pagesets for the Language Development Kit interactive toys, designed to empower every WinSlate user to connect, communicate and grow.
Text Communications
Communication your way: This subset of Spark™ offers Text based communication page sets designed to turn text to speech quickly and naturally for WinSlate users who read and write.
Amego: Amego is a fully free complete text based communication system including: keyboard, custom phrases, contacts, phone calls, text messaging, email, calendar, lots of games, desktop control, music, video, calculator, pictures, notes, internet browsing, environmental control, YouTube and support for dekstop control of Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Skype, Kindle, Spotify, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint.
Word Prediction Keyboard: WinSlate users with this pageset users can create novel messages.
Word and Phrase Prediction Keyboard: This pageset is for users for novel message creation with additional support from predictive phrases.
AlphaCore: AlphaCore is a ready-to-use vocabulary specifically designed for people with ALS/MND and other literate adults with extensive communication needs.
Message set EN (simple): This is a personal database of recorded messages and/or text-to-speech (TTS) messages.
Mobile Phone: Using this Spark pageset, users can answer and make calls using their mobile phones with ease.
Text Messages: This app part of Spark is a simplified version of the extensive text message app with which you can send short pre-programmed messages. The keyboard has already been added and can be unlocked as soon as the user is ready. You can also add a link to your own communication card to create more extensive messages. People you’ve added to your contact list are automatically shown here.
Email: With this app you can send and receive e-mails, and even add a photo as an attachment. Select a quick message or link your own communication card to the app to send a more extensive e-mail. If you want to type a message yourself, you can use the integrated keyboard. People you’ve added to your contact list are automatically shown here.
Accessible Apps
A variety of accessible applications for connecting with others and entertainment including internet browsing, video calling, social media, streaming, reading, music and organization. With Accessible Apps users can jump on to Skype, catch up on Facebook, see their videos or search them out on YouTube, or listen to their music and so much more. These pagesets provide large targets conducive to alternative access to navigate through favorite applications with ease.
Environmental Control
Using this pageset, users can perform such tasks as using and changing the channel on a Vizio TV, turning on the lights, controlling lights and appliances. Through various access methods, they can also answer the land line telephone and open doors utilizing their WinSlates, regardless of access methods, and so much. This is another great grid set to help gain independence in their homes.
CoreWord™
The CoreWord language system provides a powerful combination of core language, fringe vocabulary and banks of key phrases. This approach to AAC promotes natural communication while allowing users to express themselves as efficiently as possible in all environments with all communication partners.
Symbol Links
Support for users who benefit from the use of picture symbols on their communication pages. Our grid sets support all levels of communication.
Benefits of picture symbols include, providing essential support for those without advanced literacy skills, enabling users to find their words quickly and easily, make communication grids more concrete and understandable.
Steps to Language & Score
Steps to Language is a vocabulary package designed to support children to develop the skills needed for symbol based communication. It has 3 stages so that the child can gradually build their language skills in a similar way to how young children learn to talk. Some of the unique features that support this development include:
- A simple, color-coded navigation system
- Access to an increasing selection of core words
- A guided selection system – when a core word is selected, a pathway is highlighted to suggest folders that the child might look in next to continue building a phrase
- A range of topic based folders
- Access to quick phrases for social language
- Phonic based keyboards with predictive text to support developing literacy skills.
Infared Toys
Spark helps users with remote control page sets for a variety of toys! Children can learn to use their speech generating device to acquire language through natural and motivating experiences and there’s nothing more natural and motivating to a child than PLAY! These pagesets provide tons of opportunities for language input during play (models language with action every activation). They allow user to engage with their environment for increased language opportunities and engagement of peers/communication partners.
Interactive Learning Activities
These resources were designed to help evaluate a user’s ability to accurately activate targets of various sizes on the screen. Additional assessment tools such as the Eye gaze Monitor provide feedback to optimize positioning for eye gaze access.
Entertainment and Games
Entertainment and Games is a large selection of familiar game and challenge pagesets for all ages and interests. These page sets were designed for optimal access method assessment and training in a motivating and engaging way.