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by Sally Millar & Janet Larcher
“This book is an excellent resource re. current symbol software. I highly recommend that you purchase it now...” Communicating Together, 1998
 Many children and adults with disabilities rely on symbols in order to communicate, to access an educational curriculum, to develop language, reading and writing skills, to have access to information, to enjoy a good quality of life, and to participate more independently and more effectively in their community. Symbol software is used widely in mainstream and special schools, and in adult day centres, colleges and homes.
This book provides a resource to help readers identify key issues and appropriate software for their clients’ needs, and gives ideas on how to use such software. Software reviewed includes:
- Utilities for producing symbols materials - Access Bliss; Bliss for Windows; BlissWrite/Internet; BoardMaker; COMPIC; GridMaker; Makaton Explorer
- Language and literacy skills development programs - Clicker 3; Point; Food for Thought; Symbols to Sentences; Writing with Symbols
- Communication aid programs (and related user vocabularies) - DynaVox 2; Speaking Dynamically Pro; Talking Screen; Winspeak
- Special Access programs - The Discover series
1998 ISBN 1 898042 12 8
Sadly, this book is now out of print.
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