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Infovox iVox 3 provides 25 languages and 19 new voices to Mac OS X

Apr 11, 2012 - Today AssistiveWare and Acapela Group proudly announced the release of Infovox iVox 3, smooth and pleasant text to speech voices for Mac OS X. Infovox iVox 3 provides 61 system-wide voices in 25 languages to Mac OS X users and brings natural-sounding text to speech within reach of many more students, educators, and consumers, including people with vision, reading and speech impairments on a tight budget. These voices work with almost any application.


AssistiveWare announces Proloquo2Go App Donation Program

Jan 26, 2012 - Today AssistiveWare announced the Proloquo2Go App Donation Program, for which it has partnered with Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region. AssistiveWare recognizes that not everyone can afford its wildly popular Proloquo2Go communication app for iOS, and therefore the Proloquo2Go app donation program is intended to help those with limited funds get access to this powerful software. With this donation program we hope to help many individuals and families.


Proloquo2Go 1.7 adds new features to most popular iOS communication App

Nov 01, 2011 - AssistiveWare today announces Proloquo2Go 1.7, an important update to the premier augmentative and alternative communication solution for iOS devices. People with autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, ALS, developmental disabilities and beyond benefit from the Proloquo2Go speech technology. Recently featured on CBS' 60 Minutes, Proloquo2Go 1.7 delivers user requested features focussed on layout customization as well as organizational improvements.


AssistiveWare adds support for 23 languages to Pictello for iOS

Sep 23, 2011 - AssistiveWare today announced the release of Pictello 1.3, which now provides free access to 50 voices in 23 languages and adds four new localizations: French, Spanish, German and Dutch. Pictello is a simple way to create talking photo albums and talking books for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Each page in a Pictello Story can contain a picture, up to five lines of text, and a recorded sound or text-to-speech using natural-sounding voices.


AssistiveWare and LVI Low Vision International Join Forces on Mac OS X

Mar 16, 2011 - Amsterdam based AssistiveWare today announces that it has partnered with LVI Low Vision International to deliver enhanced access to Mac OS X for people with vision impairments. The result of this collaboration is MagniLink iMax, a magnification and screen reader for Mac OS X. MagniLink iMax provides a perfect companion to LVI's MagniLink Student portable video magnifier. MagniLink iMax is a program with many useful functions for people with visual impairments.


AssistiveWare adds advanced word prediction to Proloquo2Go

Mar 08, 2011 - AssistiveWare today announces Proloquo2Go 1.5 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Version 1.5 is a major update to the premier augmentative and alternative communication solution for iOS, serving people who have difficulty speaking. Costing a fraction of the dedicated devices it rivals in power, portability and easy of use, Proloquo2Go 1.5 adds advanced, self-learning word prediction as well as support for presenting on an external screen.


AssistiveWare wins prestigious 2011 BETT Award for Proloquo2Go

Jan 13, 2011 - AssistiveWare today won the prestigious 2011 BETT Award for Special Educational Needs Solutions for Proloquo2Go. Proloquo2Go is the Augmentative and Alternative Communication solution for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad everyone is talking about, from ABC News to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. People with autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, ALS, developmental disabilities and beyond benefit from the Proloquo2Go speech technology.


AssistiveWare introduces Pictello for iPad: Visual Stories for Everyone

Dec 20, 2010 - AssistiveWare today announces Pictello 1.1, which adds full iPad support. Pictello is a simple way to create talking photo albums and talking books. Each page in a Pictello Story can contain a picture, up to five lines of text, and a recorded sound or text-to-speech using high-quality voices. Stories can be shared using iTunes File Sharing or via WiFi with other Pictello users through a free account on the Pictello Sharing Server.


AssistiveWare introduces Pictello: Visual stories for iPhone, iPod touch

Oct 18, 2010 - AssistiveWare today announced the release of Pictello 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Pictello is a simple way to create talking photo albums and talking books. Each page in a Pictello Story can contain a picture, up to five lines of text, and a recorded sound or text-to-speech using high-quality voices. Stories can be shared using iTunes File Sharing or via WiFi with other Pictello users through a free account on the Pictello Sharing Server.