Qualified California residents may receive a speech-assistive device free of charge.
Get a FREE Speech Device
Do you qualify?
Have you or someone you know:
Recently received a diagnosis for disordered speech or language?
Recently graduated from special education?
Cannot continue using your current speech-language device for any reason?
Suffered an injury that induced a disorder of speech or language?
Received a diagnosis for a developmental disorder that affects communication?
Been denied use of augmentative alternative communication devices (AAC) by your school or insurance?
Which diagnoses may apply?
• Autism
• Down syndrome
• Cerebral palsy
• Dementia
• Parkinson’s disease
• ALS
• Childhood apraxia of speech
• Developmental disorder of speech and language
• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury
• Stuttering
• Global delay
• Expressive/receptive language disorder
• Apraxia of speech
• Dysarthria
• And many others!
How can we help?
Tools
Up to $1500 of software/accessories including:
One of 6 software applications created for communication
Case and additional software/hardware to protect your device
Customized accessories to increase accessibility
Training
One-on-one device setup and training with a certified speech-language pathologist (SLP), licensed by the state of California.
Benefits
Improve communication skills at any age, including use of spoken and written language
Use iPad to access school curriculum, work or career tasks, and activities of daily living,
Reduced behavioral frustrations commonly associated with reduced ability to communicate
Meeting 1
Receive your “short term loan” (the sample iPad).
Personalized coaching through the device features to make the most of your trial period
Exposure and preliminary training in 6 possible communication applications
Get your device after 3 meetings:
Meeting 2
Return your short-term loan and choose your final communication application
Review other accessibility needs or questions you may have had during your short-term loan
Meeting 3
Receive your final long-term loan device!
Assistance with software and hardware set-up to help you begin communicating as soon as possible
Complete final paperwork!