Backing up your vocabulary with iTunes in Avaz 1.1
We just released a minor update of Avaz into the App store. Here are the major features * Backup functionality has been added through iTunes. You can now back up your vocabulary and transfer it between iPads if you want to. * Restoring the default vocabulary is faster * A few minor bug-fixes The backup […]
admin January 15th, 2013
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Avaz – Success Stories
It is certainly a pleasure to know what our customers feel about us! I was completely overwhelmed when I went through the articles written by Mukund, a student of SPASTN. Read on to know more about Mukund and how Avaz has transformed his life. Thanks to Ms. Jyothi, speech therapist of Mukund and Mrs. Jayashree, […]admin December 27th, 2012
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A day at the library with Avaz
We love to hear stories of Avaz users generalizing AAC beyond the classroom, and that’s why we found the story of Gopinath in the library so much fun. Gopinath is 11 years old, with CP, and he’d been using Avaz for a few months when his therapist decided to take him (and Avaz) out of […]admin December 5th, 2012
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Evolution of Avaz’s easy to use features
The #1 comment we hear from reviewers of Avaz is how easy it is to use! Some people think that products that are easy to use are also easy to build. If only this were true. It’s easy to build complicated AAC systems – just put in everything including the kitchen sink, build the code, […]admin November 20th, 2012
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Some Common misconceptions about AAC
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is the name given to devices and apps that can help non-verbal children with cerebral, autism, mental retardation, Downs syndrome and other disabilities to communicate. While developing and demonstrating Avaz, I’ve heard parents express numerous misconceptions about AAC. A child with special needs isn’t empowered to make his or her […]admin November 14th, 2012
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Tags: AAC, aac advantages, aac misconception, aac myths, Avaz, communication
Babu loves his biryani
In the dimly lit Audiology room, 10 year old Babu emanates energy and good cheer. Accompanied by his mother, he seems excited about his Avaz communication therapy session with his teacher Ms. Radhamani. Babu has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic, yet this doesn’t stop him from having fun with the people around him. Before sitting […]admin August 1st, 2012
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Tags: AAC, communication, parent, strategy
Contingency Mapping to enhance positive behavior in autistic learners
Inspired by a recent post by Speech-Language and AAC specialist, Dr. Carole Zangari, we’re bringing to you the basics of contingency mapping and its merits in decreasing behavioral problems in autistic children. We think this strategy shows immense potential in creating and sustaining an environment where lesser time is spent on tending to behavioral issues, […]admin August 1st, 2012
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The importance of motivation
In using AAC devices, I’ve noticed that parents tend to envision the device as an automatic solution to their child’s communication needs. Parents anticipate that the child will take to the device right away with somewhat of a sustained interest, and express disillusion with it when he/she doesn’t use it the way they expected. Some […]admin July 25th, 2012
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Tags: AAC, autism, communication, motivation, parent
The Disconnect
India is indeed a paradox. Those of us in India are aware of the extremes that we find ourselves in the middle of, yet sometimes the disconnect between the two polar ends takes becomes more real, more unsettling than ever. Recently, I found myself in such a position of disillusionment. It came in the newspaper […]admin July 17th, 2012
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Tags: AAC
A visit to Chrysalis
I walk into Chyrsalis – a small school for autistic children in Neelankarai, Chennai- and I’m greeted by smiles. In a courtyard shaded by trees, children interact with their teachers, tossing a ball back and forth to each other. It is oddly serene, and I am immediately put at ease. Inside, I meet the director […]admin July 3rd, 2012
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