Language Superstars
Alyse
Alyse is our featured Language Superstar for November, 2014. She is 17 and has been using a speech generating device (SGD) to augment her natural speech since 2006. In 2011, we began to look at potential core language system matches for Alyse, and after a long term trial of the best match, Alyse received that …
Jim
Jim was our featured Language Superstar for November, 2018. He was 13 years old and had been using a speech generating device (SGD) with first Unity, then LAMP Words for Life, language systems since 2010. He was also able to use a version of Word Power. When he was re-evaluated at VOICE AAC Center in …
Will and Fin
Our featured Language Superstars for August, 2014 are Will (age 21) and Fin (age 23). These two young men first met at Device Buddy Camp in 2007. They subsequently attended several camps together, and currently attend Group Voice, a monthly group for young adult speech generating device users. They have many interests in common, including movies. They …
Sam
Our featured Language Superstar for September 2014 is Sam (age 7). We first met Sam when he was 6 years old and he came to VOICE for an initial evaluation of his candidacy for use of a speech generating device. Sam was not using natural speech when we first met him. We found an excellent core …