Back to Mobile View  Skip to Content  TUAW Deals  Proloquo2Go:
Assistive communication for the iPhone and iPod touch
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 estimated 2.5 million Americans are speech
disabled to the extent that they experience significant
difficulty being understood by other people. Reasons vary, but
are often the result of congenital illness or ALS (also known as
Lou Gehrig's disease). 75% of people using AAC devices have ALS.
One alternative is learning how to use sign language, but that
requires both adequate sensory motor ability of the user and a
knowledge of sign language expected in the listener. It's a
solution that helps some, but not all.  When signing is not
available or appropriate, using an AAC device may well be. AAC
devices use combinations of symbols, words, sounds and
technology to allow people without functional vocal