http://www.amdi.net Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:41:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Taking Communication on the Road! Taking Communication on the Road! On the last day of school, I was talking to one of my student’s mother and she was discussing their plans to go on summer vacation. It was a fun trip to the beach, which is a good 6 hour drive from ... http://www.amdi.net/taking-communication-on-the-road/ Overlay Designer Pro… A New Utility Software Program Designed to Streamline the Development of Communication for the Smart Series of AAC Devices Have you been looking for tools that help save time and streamline the facilitation of communication? Those of us working with individuals in need of communication assistance know there ... http://www.amdi.net/overlay-designer-pro/ It is a new year and for many of us we are already struggling to keep our resolutions. The New Year always causes me to reflect on the path I’m guiding my students down. Half the school year is over. Have they made adequate progress so far? Are we on ... http://www.amdi.net/time-to-get-steppin/ and AMDi have partnered to create powerful communication activities that target receptive and expressive communication As we all know some ideas come to you out of necessity. I was working with a student to establish an effective communication strategy using a static display device. I created several fun activities, accompanied by ... http://www.amdi.net/amdi-is-proud-to-provide-our-e-news-subscribers-with-a-sneak-peek-of-our-exciting-new-partnership/ Spring is here! Now that the end of the school year is in sight it is time to take advantage of the nice weather and the field trips that students will be taking. Doing something unexpected is always a good communication motivator therefore one of my favorite spring time activities ... http://www.amdi.net/smart-therapy/ AMDi would like to introduce our newest device, the Partner Plus! The Partner Plus is a single message device with some wonderful features including a small object tray and Velcro strip for beginning users who need real object correlation. Other features include an input jack located on the back of ... http://www.amdi.net/new-partnerplus/ AMDi is pleased to provide our newsletter subscribers with a sneak preview of new Smart-Ease Activities that will be available in January! Exciting new activities include simple modifications to allow for the addition of vocabulary on the fly with Let's Talk: Communication On The Run activities. Other new activities include ... http://www.amdi.net/exclusive-sneak-preview/ Highlighting devices, services and equipment; AMDi's Smart News has been created to provide strategies for fostering communication and encouraging participation. Announcing an Exciting New Partnership! AMDi is excited to announce a new partnership with News-2-You. News-2-You provides access to current news worthy topics and events through the use of symbol supported text, ... http://www.amdi.net/announcing-an-exciting-new-partnership/ Tips for Creating a Successful Communicator Device in the Spotlight: Smart/Talk Series Often programming of a device is a global task in which an individual's entire days vocabulary was determined and programmed on the predetermined levels of their communication device. Inevitably, with one button left, there is often the realization that key ... http://www.amdi.net/highlighting-devices/ This is just placeholder text http://www.amdi.net/demo-article-2/