Scene Speak provides a framework on the iPad to create Visual Scene Displays. This application allows an image can be edited with active “sound areas” that can be selected and used as a means of communication. Images then can added into “books” by theme or area of interest. Scene Speak is a wonderful communication tool for those with Autism, Aphasia, Apraxia, developmental disabilities or anyone wanting to enhance receptive language or visual memory.
Want to learn more about VISUAL SCENE DISPLAYS? The article: "What are Visual Scene Displays?" by Sarah Blackstone, PhD., provides a comprehensive overview about what Visual Scene Displays are and how they may be used.
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Testimonals"Great AAC for younger learners! - Easy to understand and customize, this app brings AAC to younger learners who struggle with more complex AAC apps".
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Example copyrighted communication boards featured in Scene Speak courtesy of CommuniK-9
Three different ways to access images to use in the app:
1. Import personalized images from your home computer to the iPad Camera roll.
2. Add images from the app’s built in internet image search feature
3. If you have the iPad 2, you can use the built in camera to import images directly into the app.
Once images are added into the app you have the ability to resize or crop the imported image as needed. If you have software that makes Communication Boards, you can save those images as .jpeg files and import images into the app. through iTunes.
You can add multiple “sound areas” an image. Size of the “sound areas” can be changed and locations of those areas moved within the editing screen. You then can record your own voice to the “sound areas” or use one of the five preloaded voices in the Text-To-Speech feature (Using Open Ears iOS and Flite libraries for text to speech conversion).
Multiple visual scene displays can be grouped based on themes or personal preference into “books”. Multiple books can then be aved into the “book library” for future use. When in app is in use, you can simply swipe from one “Visual Scene Display” to the next within a book. Pages in the book can be locked/unlocked as needed.
The app. comes preloaded with eleven generic scenes that can then be edited and sound areas added as needed.
Scenes include:
*Please note that the scenes have not had any sound areas added.
Scenes include:
- Kitchen
- Bedroom
- Child’s Bedroom
- Living room
- Bathroom
- Park
- Doctor’s office
- “What Hurts?” (Boy, girl, man, woman)
*Please note that the scenes have not had any sound areas added.
