Hi Tek-ninjas. It's been a long time. Like many folks I have been feeling overwhelmed by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. There is so much tragedy in it's wake in so much of the Southeast. I recognize that many folks who need this aren't accessing electricity let alone the internet. But on the off chance any of this information can help even one person, I'm sharing here. This first information is specifically for folks with SGD from Tobii Dynavox who have experienced damage, loss, or simply can't power their devices: Supporting Damaged Devices: If your Tobii Dynavox device has be ..read more

Hey Tek-ninjas! Would you like to help deliver voices with Tobii Dynavox? Or maybe you know someone who would like to do so? We have an opening! The territory includes the entire state of Arkansas. The Solutions Consultant must live in the sales territory, preferably in Little Rock, AR Perhaps this is the opportunity you have been waiting for! Take a look here ..read more

 Hi Tek-ninjas, are you familiar with the DAGG-2? If you’ve not heard yet, I have good news for you. There is a new version -the DAGG-3 and it is better than ever!   The DAGG-3 (Dynamic AAC Goals Grid, edition 3) is a highly effective assessment tool used by SLPs and other professionals to assess, plan, implement and track goals for augmentative and alternative communicators of all levels. The DAGG-3 was developed by Tobii Dynavox in conjunction with Vicki Clarke, MS, CCC-SLP (2023) based on the original DAGG created by Clarke and Schneider, 2009. Informed by the works of Patricia ..read more

 Hey Tek-ninjas! Are you back to school yet? Soon if not. Well, in anticipation of busy playgrounds, Tobii Dynavox has two give-aways that might interest you. Check it out!They are giving away 2 signs - 1 for you, and 1 for a co-worker. Enter for a chance to win for your classroom or playground PCS playground signs—which help students express themselves through symbols on the playground.  If you don't win, you can still get some for sale on the Tobii Dynavox website.  Enter in 3 simple steps: Follow their page Like this post Tag a fellow educator below the post here! Te ..read more

 Hey Tek-ninjas! Are you interested in "delivering voices"? Our Solutions Consultant, Caroline Gaddy, who has been taking care of this area of Virginia is moving to our Learning Team to better share her clinical experience at a National level. We are looking for that "just-right" fit to help us make a difference. Read more here ..read more

 Hey Tek-ninjas! This one goes out to my Occupational Therapy colleagues. Particularly, but not exclusively, to my newer grad friends.  I remember my first job out of graduate school. Our program spent a lot of time focused on the theoretical underpinnings of Occupational Therapy, which I think served me very well in the long run. But - as a new graduate, I relied heavily on my peers to provide mentoring. Unfortunately, they also had caseloads and weren't always available.  This brings me to TherapyMomMe. My former school based colleague, Tamika Harris, OTR/L is now offering on ..read more

Hey Tek-ninjas! This one goes out to anyone using Boardmaker.  On February 21st Boardmaker announced "On Thursday, March 2, we will be releasing version 7.2.5 of the Boardmaker 7 Editor and Boardmaker 7 Student Center. This is a REQUIRED update for all users." If you don't run updates by April 1st, you risk losing ability to log in to your Boardmaker Account. Those of you who have updated the Editor since last summer will get the Editor update automatically and just need to click "install". Those who didn't update the Editor last year will need to download and install it. Everyone ..read more

 Hey Tek-ninjas! Yesterday I had a really wonderful experience co-presenting to the Methodist University's Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program.  I got to co-present with my colleague Jo Taylor. Jo is a speech therapist, and a Solution Consultant for Tobii Dynavox, and she serves Eastern NC and Tidewater VA. We vibe really well - OT/SLP team powers and all that!  Our topic was broad, looking at the Occupational Therapist's role in AAC, how they can best support SLPs and AAC users. We discussed what the role of the Solution Consultant is. Finally, we also looked at two case st ..read more

 Hey Tek-ninjas! Back in April of 2020 I shared some insights from a Tobii Dynavox Tech Support colleague around making artwork with eye gaze devices. This article has been share and reshared quite a bit, but since then Tobii Dynavox released the newer iSeries which includes Computer Control. Over the last 2 years, Computer Control has been evolving rapidly with so many tool options. Now Computer Control has a really nice drawing mode, however it takes some education and practice. Remember, Computer Control is available only on the iSeries and the PCEye. If you have someone interested in ..read more

Hey Tek-ninjas, if you serve individuals with Autism and possible AAC needs, I want to recommend this 1 hour course “Supporting Gestalt Language Processors with TD Snap" from Tobii Dynavox. This presentation discusses how features within TD Snap can facilitate language development for Gestalt Language Processors who are AAC users. In this session you'll explore potential page set ups to support their language learning style. Recently I posted about the upcoming NCACA Conference and how great those presenters are. This offering is presented by one of them, Caroline Gaddy, who is both a fr ..read more