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- Aug 23, 1999
I found out today that my DD's communication device was approved, so she will soon be getting a new Vantage Communication Device.
I'll see how it goes and might take you up on the offer if I can't figure it out.SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So much easier to program than the DV4 (but definitely not intuitive still)
Let me know if you need directions (I can email ones to you). They have been written by grad students as we use the devices so they may be easier to understand
Enjoy!
I hope it works out well for your daughter
Thanks for the offer. I would appreciate it.Sue, I'll be in the lab tonight (yea yea going into work on a Saturday night ) so I'll grab the directions off the computer. I can even email them to you and you don't have to look at them if you don't need them. That way you have everything before you start (especially if it means "borrowing" it from your daughter on Monday). Programming the vanguard is NOTHING like programing Dynovox software
If you have any specific questions, we have a vanguard in the lab that I can experiment with
It is "nice" that it comes with so much core vocabulary, you just have to be good at remembering where everything is (not always obvious as you know)
We had several of those in the school system (the one in the middle school wanted DD to 'prove' she could find a picture on a sheet of paper before it could be put onto the Dynavox....Sue,
Most SLP's are clueless when it comes to AAC I do hope that it makes sense to your daughter and that she learns to use it proficiently.
I've been on first name status with the PRC local rep for quite a while (we've been working on getting a device for about 18 months), so hopefully I can get help if I need it.I have a contact at PRC if you need anything on that end. I hope you don't though.
The voice that was active when it came was a man's voice (not sure who because she would not let me have it long enough to see). I did quickly get it changed to "Jennifer" one of the RealSpeak voices. I did change the speed - Jennifer talked so fast we could not understand her. She's better now, but even though that voice sounds more 'real', I'm not sure we'll keep it because it is not as understandable as I thought it might be.yea, my "drowning" page was a weird joke because electronic equipment that vital, that hard to get, and that expensive should never be near a body of water (especially a body of water large enough to drown in!) And besides, I highly doubt if you are drowning, you would be able to take the time to hit the 2+ icons to reach "I'm Drowning!" (I recorded my voice for that one )
My classmates think I'm odd, it's ok if you do too
Sounds good about adding foods, names etc. Make sure she picks a good voice (have fun playing around with the pitch and stuff too).
Oh, I know that voice, it was on the Dynavox too - can't remember her name, but DD really got laughs out of her. I think the voice is either called "Rita" or "Wendy".There are some scary old smoker lady voices on the Vanguard- Try to find them, I bet your daughter would laugh (maybe alice was one of them???)