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Category: Telecommunication

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Video Chats: Using The Technology We Have to Stay Connected

Posted on: March 19, 2020 Last updated on: March 25, 2020 Written by: Kathryn Helland Comments: 2
03/25/20  Just added: the House Party app for video drop ins and house parties.  Thanks Haley and Debbie! The world is facing a crisis with the spread of Covid-19. Social Isolation is vital to stop the spread of the coronavirus…
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Connect With Our Tech: AAC Meet Ups Online

Posted on: March 17, 2020 Last updated on: March 30, 2020 Written by: Hali Strickler Comments: 0
AAC Community is pleased to announce that we will be hosting AAC Meet Ups online Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM throughout the social distancing efforts.  Join us starting Tuesday, March 24, 2020 using the Zoom video chat. It…
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Can I call you? Making phone calls with AAC Apps

Posted on: February 26, 2020 Last updated on: February 26, 2020 Written by: Kathryn Helland Comments: 2
Last year, Assistiveware announced a really exciting update for their AAC apps. You can actually use the phone, or Facetime, while using the app to communicate. For a long time, Apple’s noise cancelling software had made this impossible.  Now, you…
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Making Phone Calls with Proloquo2Go

Posted on: September 25, 2019 Last updated on: September 25, 2019 Written by: Kathryn Helland Comments: 0
We got some exciting news from the folks at Assistiveware this week.  The latest update to Proloquo2Go includes support for Dark Mode, the use of Split Screen, and……drum roll……making phone calls! People will be able to make a call and…
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Telecommunication and AAC: Going Mobile

Posted on: February 12, 2018 Last updated on: February 12, 2018 Written by: Kathryn Helland Comments: 0
This presentation was given at ATIA on February 2nd, 2018.  For further information on the use of AAC to participate in distance communication, contact atinfo@Temple.edu.    
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Wireless Telecommunication

Posted on: October 18, 2017 Last updated on: October 18, 2017 Written by: Kathryn Helland Comments: 0
How many of us sit at home, waiting for our landline phones to ring?  Mine is used mainly to filter out robocalls and telemarketers.  Today’s world almost demands that we have a smartphone, and that we be able to access…
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