tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post3209695132592471567..comments2024-03-18T19:18:39.701-04:00Comments on Uncommon Sense: And the winner is . . . Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11193445038085911249noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-80623129510760921852013-02-27T10:37:41.120-05:002013-02-27T10:37:41.120-05:00I just saw this youtube video from the 70's th...I just saw this youtube video from the 70's that shows chimpanzees using symbols for communication. These sumbols are movable and changeable, and this seems to invalidate those patents and the method could be a way of teaching students who are deaf/mute via sumbols as well as speaking and hearing ones.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiWDKXRzSmU&feature=youtu.beaurizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652684103629595394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-46979220685193439622012-10-12T20:25:01.481-04:002012-10-12T20:25:01.481-04:00I am happy that this is resolved and your daughter...I am happy that this is resolved and your daughter will continue to have access to the app for her voice. However, usethebrains godgiveyou, you have it all wrong! AAC is not a luxury for the rich or well connected!!!! Medicaid has been paying for communication devices for 20 years! Private insurance pays for them, schools purchase them! Ipads and apps are not cheap, but they have succeeded in bringing AAC into the mainstream public and made it much more acceptable. To say that PRC is a Goliath is also so wrong!! Without PRC, AAC would not be where it is today. PRC is a small, employee owned company that has spent years in developing AAC and teaching thousands of families, clinicians, teachers, and users how to communicate. Without PRC the developers of this app would not have known where to start! If companies like PRC and DynaVox go under, the AAC community will suffer such a tremendous loss that it may never recover from. and no, I do not work for PRC. There is a place for dedicated devices and Ipads and apps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-87051575710530519072012-10-12T13:30:33.253-04:002012-10-12T13:30:33.253-04:00Hurray!Hurray!susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-82247742109823107232012-10-12T10:30:13.214-04:002012-10-12T10:30:13.214-04:00To the victor go the the spoils! In this case, def...To the victor go the the spoils! In this case, definately the AAC users. More choice in the marketplace, more reasonably priced products (realtively speaking), and using the latest technology. laurelsmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-85899634336961835962012-10-12T10:21:18.379-04:002012-10-12T10:21:18.379-04:00Fantastic! You should be so proud of yourself for...Fantastic! You should be so proud of yourself for helping stand up and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. Now with this app (and the ones that I'm sure will follow) so many of those whom you stood up for will be able to speak for themselves!!!!!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01476818192816233856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-63429164865888856022012-10-12T08:03:24.301-04:002012-10-12T08:03:24.301-04:00This is wonderful. Creators of AAC apps have take...This is wonderful. Creators of AAC apps have taken advantage of the situation with exorbitant prices for years, and this little David SFY company hit them right between the eyes. I hope the PRC app is competitively priced. AAC should not be a luxury for the rich or well connected. God Bless those 2 women! It's a victory for more than just them and the kids who used SFY. It's a victory against the opportunism of the Goliaths.<br /><br />Thank you for being such a major part of it. You helped a lot with your lion heart!Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-49642491625112416712012-10-12T07:31:03.490-04:002012-10-12T07:31:03.490-04:00Bottom line... Maya and many many others can conti...Bottom line... Maya and many many others can continue to communicate! That is clearly a victory!Three of Cupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504198212822541481noreply@blogger.com