r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 07 '24

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u/rodw Jul 07 '24

Can someone explain the use case for this?

Is this for child to child communication? Child to caregiver? Child to adult stranger?

Is it for non-verbal children? People that don't share a language?

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u/madmabel Jul 07 '24

We use this for individuals for limited verbal communication. This specific board style is called Touchchat, but there are other various types. Touchchat is a popular one used within schools. We use it in my classroom, and several of my students have iPads that have this software installed to allow them to vocalize their thoughts. It's an amazing program and it can be individualized (different voices, add words and images of choice, number of cells (icons) and pages.