[AssistiveWare News] Proloquo 2.0 gives Mac users who cannot speak a voice

[AssistiveWare Support]

Press release: Proloquo 2.0 gives Mac users who cannot speak a voice

*** This press release is also available at: http://www.assistiveware.com/pr.php#PR230508

Amsterdam - 23 May 2008 - AssistiveWare(R) today announced the release  
of Proloquo(R) 2.0, a major new version of the industry-leading  
communication solution for Mac users who cannot speak. Version 2.0  
adds a lot of value: It now includes LayoutKitchen, a panel editor  
that allows users to create their own image-based communication  
panels, it adds the natural-sounding Infovox iVox voices for a  
language of choice, it has enhanced export to iTunes and many more  
improvements. Yet, this Universal Binary upgrade is free for existing  
users as many of the people who rely on this software only have access  
to funding every few years.

Proloquo provides a talking word processor, quick access scrolling  
vocabulary lists with drag and drop vocabulary construction for people  
who can read and write, and much more. Also released today,  
LayoutKitchen 2.1, which is already included as a keyboard editor for  
the KeyStrokes and SwitchXS on-screen keyboards, makes it easy to  
create colorful communication panels with photos and symbols for  
Proloquo. The natural-sounding Infovox iVox voices cannot only be used  
with Proloquo, but can be used with other software as well, including  
the Mac OS X built-in speech features.

Proloquo is used by adults and children who have difficulty speaking  
clearly or cannot speak at all due to, for example, Cerebral Palsy  
(CP) or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). To get an idea of how  
Proloquo is used in practice and the difference it makes, see the new  
short video "Communication is the central thing" available as episode  
7 of the "Exploring the Frontiers of Assistive Technology" video  
podcast series, which can be found in the iTunes store's podcasts  
section and at
http://www.frontiersofassistivetechnology.com?video=Walter

Proloquo 2.0 and LayoutKitchen 2.1 are free updates for existing  
users. They are Universal Binary and require Mac OS X 10.4 or later.  
They provide full Leopard compatibility. Infovox iVox voices are  
currently available for the following languages: American English,  
British English, Czech, Finnish, French, Canadian French, German,  
Icelandic, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, American Spanish,  
Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, Turkish and  
Swedish. Proloquo itself is localized in English, French and German.  
Existing Proloquo users can contact us for an Infovox iVox activation  
code for their current language.

Proloquo costs US$ 299 in North America and 249 euro excluding VAT  
elsewhere.

For more information, fully-functional downloadable demos and to  
listen to samples of the voices please consult the product pages:

http://www.assistiveware.com/proloquo.php

http://www.assistiveware.com/layoutkitchen.php


AssistiveWare (http://www.assistiveware.com/) is the worldwide leader  
in innovative assistive technology software for Mac OS X that gives  
people back their lives. This includes award-winning KeyStrokes(R) and  
TouchStrokes(R) virtual keyboards, SwitchXS(R) scanning on-screen  
keyboard, LayoutKitchen(R) panel editor, and Proloquo(R) multi-purpose  
speech solution. The ConvenienceWare product line (http://www.convenienceware.com 
) makes the advanced technologies developed by AssistiveWare available  
in cool and convenient applications that can make the life of Mac  
users easier.

AssistiveWare and ConvenienceWare are trade names and trademarks or  
registered trademarks of Niemeijer Consult. VisioVoice, SwitchXS,  
KeyStrokes, TouchStrokes, LayoutKitchen, GhostReader and Proloquo are  
trademarks or registered trademarks of Niemeijer Consult. Infovox iVox  
is a trademark of Acapela Group. All other trademarks are properties  
of their respective owners.
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