MetaTalkUS for iOS

MetaTalkUS is the US-English language version of MetaTalk - the vocabulary and voices are in US-English only.MetaTalk is a symbol-based application for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). It allows users without or with limited voice capabilities to communicate. MetaTalk is preconfigured with three rich vocabularies - you can start immediately. Individual customizations are easy and always possible.MetaTalk is based on METACOM symbols which are known for their clarity and professional design. A simple structure allows beginners - and relatives without special AAC training - to learn and grow over time.Vocabularies Three vocabularies preconfigured with different sizes and content About 2000/1500/1000 words and phrases in MetaTalkUS.5x9/ MetaTalkUS.4x7/ MetaTalkUS.3x5 American English vocabulary for daily use including popular phrases structure easy to understand most-used items always visible: "I would like", "not", "to", "There is" (configurable) pronouns ("I","you","he",) and people ("Mother", "Father",) are automatically linked with the correct verb forms ("go", "goes", etc.). Long-Press function (optional) skips the pronouns and links directly to the corresponding verb form verb forms including present, past, gerund, and past participle theme-based categories with core vocabulary, phrases, and related questions for fast interactions phrases and questions to initiate a conversation: "My name is"/"what is your name", "I like"/"what do you like" page with talk-buttons for recorded messages project page(s) at school day planner for mornings and afternoons METACOM6 symbol library with more than 5000 itemsFunctions synthesized speech (Acapela) with male and female voices in US-English talk-buttons for recorded messages customize each key with text and photos from the photo album or the iPad camera (>iPad2) add symbols and texts from our library simply by dragging rearrange keys on each page or create new pages select a color for keys keys and pages can be hidden pages and vocabularies can be created, duplicated, renamed, deleted, exported and imported create different vocabularies for different users import, export, and backup of pages and complete vocabularies optional touch delay to prevent multiple touches on same key all editing functions are passcode protected