Activity Choice Board

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Activity Choice Board

Thanks for waiting! I was a little busier last week than I realized I would be, but back on for you, and with you, now.

We had a good question come through our email today regarding the ability to move groups that you create, or link groups in multiple places without having to recreate the group such as “I want – ACTIVITIES (links to choices)” in addition to “It’s time for – ACTIVITIES (links to choices).”The simple answer is no, our technology does not currently allow multiple group links or sliding/sharing groups to other parts of your file. Why? We are intentionally trying to keep our technology and format simple, errorless, and low cost. Will we do this in the future? Possibly. Options are currently being discussed.

I answered the email myself, giving the mom who wrote to us a designed suggestion of a communication build where ACTIVITIES is centered among language that supports it’s variable use as well as modeling opportunities for not only expressive language but also receptive, or understanding, language.

I actually really like this board I created below and will likely add it to our upcoming optional In-App Store that should be released in the next week or two. Our store will have the option to buy boards for 99 cents each, or possibly allow full access to all boards for one bulk price. From the store, you will be able to drop boards to any place you want in your app. You will also have the option to email us to create custom boards for you.

We firmly believe in the versatility of language and using multimodal supports to aid not only communication, but understanding. In that, continued creation is encouraged. We will help you with designs.

➡️Collaboration, support, and understanding! ⬅️That’s us!

More to follow this week from my own therapy sessions related to collaboration, support, and understanding, including a social story about not being able to wear your Easter Bunny costume 24/7 lol, support boards about strategies to avoid (and handle) conflicts from a bully at school, and Message Window examples of how to expand and build language to not only combine thoughts but enhance topic maintenance and build stamina in language expansion.

Email us, chime in, call us, Zoom with us anytime!
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Default communication board: Suggestion, making requests.

Stay Tuned

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Stay Tuned

Sorry for the delay in sending out new info to this group. We had a very terrible, unexpected, young COVID related death in our family. I took a little time off, but I’m excited to get back to showing you ideas, tips, and answering any questions along the way soon!
 
Content to follow this weekend.  We love interaction and understanding.
 
Thanks for waiting for us to return ☺️
 
~Danielle
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AAC app for all ages

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AAC app for all ages

As this app has so many features, along with BRIDGE Communication Builder app, and our potential audience is wide spread, the main reason we created this app was as an AAC support. The youngest user we have had on this app for AAC was a 1yo who has Down Syndrome and the oldest person we know using this app is a 92yo who recently had a stroke. This app works!
 
The AAC world speaks a lot of robust apps. I firmly believe in robust; however, I prefer robust enough with a simple design, easy to intake visual field, and easy enough navigation for the littlest fingers to independently direct and explore on.
 
Robust language is hidden in our app’s simple design, and the language and vocabulary variation across the various parts of speech to support robust communication are in fact there. We decided our AAC users needed a platform that was similar to the way we teach langauge to their verbal peers, bits of processing at a time, where the focus can be directly and fully into the concepts being taught.
 
We have found that most of our students and clients, with this approach, will either become verbal communicators or text based communicators. There are children who will need to be on AAC systems for forever and this app may just be a stepping stone for them, or may be a permanent solution others. It all depends on what the family wants and what the team supports as to how AAC looks across a lifespan.
 
If you are using this app with an AAC focus, it’s absolutely my favorite! Yes, I am the creator but the creation was intentional and it was intended to be intentionally different than what the market presents. Why? Because the other products didn’t meet our needs. Why is it priced insanely low? Again, to meet needs.
 
We are the front line and our front line simply needed daily usable support.
 
Implementing AAC should be done in a manner of talking WITH the individual, not to them or at them. Talking WITH each other starts with social interaction, joint attention, reciprocity, connection, and honestly, fun. Ask them their favorites. Let them respond, errorlessly, tell them your favorites, make sure they take the time to listen to you (and to the voice output of the app), and then grow from there. This app has so much to teach anyone listening, and can grow with the child and the team, but start where you are and enjoy growing, and building, together.
 
Here are some of our favorite pages when talking about favorites:
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Food choic board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Characters board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Animals board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Fun Activities choice board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Activities of Daily Living (ADL) board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Fast Food choice board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Feedback reactions sample board.
BRIDGE Communication affordable AAC app. Communication board to give feedback, express opinion.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Describe adjectives board.
BRIDGE Communication affordable AAC app. Communication board to label actions.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Chores sample board.
BRIDGE Communication AAC app. Sample tools vocabulary board