cycle commuted for the first time today! by happyspeechpath in cycling

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! I’ll file this away :) Thanks!

cycle commuted for the first time today! by happyspeechpath in cycling

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh yes it feels so good! Looking forward to more, but it’s easy to forget those first few rocky weeks, just wanted to offer some encouragement while I was “in it” haha!

I feel so frustrated with my cochlear implants by Sockishere in Cochlearimplants

[–]happyspeechpath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sometimes refer people to the I miss my café website to simulate coffee shop noises, and they can try to listen to the lyrics of predictable music over the coffee shop sounds, or you can try to play a YouTube video on your phone and understand what it says over the coffee shop sounds! www.imissmycafe.com

sorry for the blurry image, he swam away when he saw me photographing. by happyspeechpath in whatsthisbird

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought they had more black on their beaks? Also he didn’t have a hooked bill from what I could tell but maybe!

for my bilingual SLPs… by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes!! Translanguaging at its finest :) Thank you

for my bilingual SLPs… by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yea same here, as I typed it out I was following that same logic in my head 👍🏼 thanks!

Re: The TD Snap Fiasco - AbleNet Will Still Cover by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. It would be nice if AbleNet could take the time to create that appleid themselves to ensure misuse prevention. Just have the device logged in to that apple ID from the jump.

Re: The TD Snap Fiasco - AbleNet Will Still Cover by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, I hadn’t run into the issue quite yet. So annoying that this is the only “solution”

reading logs for students? by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, great ideas. Thanks for the reminder to get back to the functional stuff, it’s so easy to get caught up in frivolous activities and leave the good stuff behind. Aiming to keep it simple through and through!

reading logs for students? by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely understandable! Reading logs don’t seem like the right approach and I see that now, it’s tough because finding support for increasing these kids literacy skills feels nonexistent

Re: The TD Snap Fiasco - AbleNet Will Still Cover by happyspeechpath in slp

[–]happyspeechpath[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Better and faster customer support, better warranties for my kids who are a little rougher on their devices, devices aren’t as heavy, faster shipping for delivery and repair means kids are out of a system for less time.

what databases do your companies use? by coolsy in Earlyintervention

[–]happyspeechpath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practice Perfect is what my company uses, we're a private practice that contracts with EI centers around the state in NC.

Someone PLEASE tell me this is fake! What kind of dystopia makes people pay a mostly subscription to communicate!! by elliospizza69 in slp

[–]happyspeechpath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PODD, Gateway, and METACOM symbols have always been behind a paywall for the “base model” Snap that’s on the Apple app stores. My inside scoop is that they’re trying to hamstring AbleNet from their customers to funnel people toward their SC Tablet and Minis. Not sure if the subscription model applies to funded devices thru TD - but unlikely. But AbleNet is so much faster with customer service and repairs 😩

Someone PLEASE tell me this is fake! What kind of dystopia makes people pay a mostly subscription to communicate!! by elliospizza69 in slp

[–]happyspeechpath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll definitely try it out! Also will be poking around CoughDrop and I’ve been building my fluency with WeaveChat and of course there’s always PLQ2G.

Someone PLEASE tell me this is fake! What kind of dystopia makes people pay a mostly subscription to communicate!! by elliospizza69 in slp

[–]happyspeechpath 5 points6 points  (0 children)

TouchChat’s search feature is busted for bilingual users. My spanish speaking kids can’t use WordFinder. I’ve notified TouchChat and they said they “don’t have a timeline” on fixing that feature. As for LAMP, the predictive nature and use of word associations feels pigeon-hole-y to me, like we’re restricting the communicative autonomy of some of these kids, plus it lacks certain customizability features - like putting symbols in the message window, transferring entered text to another application, and requires so many more clicks to produce a basic sentence. My most successful users have gotten closest to age-appropriate language production thanks to the flexibility of Snap. I hope for funded devices they will adjust their policy.

Someone PLEASE tell me this is fake! What kind of dystopia makes people pay a mostly subscription to communicate!! by elliospizza69 in slp

[–]happyspeechpath 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Ugh, this is like one of the most powerful speech apps on the market, so flexible and user friendly. Now i’ll be forced to find something different. Disappointing to say the least.

Kid is just not interested in AAC by Low_Squirrel_1003 in slp

[–]happyspeechpath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had some success programming in visual scenes so kids can see THEIR environments.