Speller Keyboard

Great AAC Device for Spellers

As a Spellers Method Provider, I work with nonspeakers, minimal speakers, and unreliable speakers who use various types of letterboards and keyboards for functional communication. The Cyboard has been a FANTASTIC board to add into my practice. For spellers who have oculomotor disorders that make using a traditional keyboard (with tiny keys and even smaller letters) challenging, this board is a perfect accommodation. With large keys, large bold letters, high visual contrast, and the need to fully push each button, this board is fantastic for spellers needing visual accommodations & tactile feedback while spelling to communicate. The fact that it easily bluetooth connects to an iPad provides even greater sensory feedback---a visual cue (seeing their words appear on the screen as they type) and an auditory cue (when using an AAC app that provides voice output while typing). I'm looking forward to ordering various other colored keys to provide even further visual contrast for those with vision challenges. The fact that we can easily swap out keys is another huge bonus to this board. A brilliant new board for so many spellers!

Wrote his first message to his dad.

We are taking it slow until we can use it in conjunction with his "spellers facilitator" who has seen others use it to great success. Jack is 12 and is very happy and anxious to use it. He wrote a message to his dad. Jack showed it too his Grandfather (who is perplexed by this whole non-verbal autism thing) and was very surprised and pleased after seeing Jack spell any word we gave him.

Really happy with this keyboard. It paired easily with my son’s iPad and works great! He is learning how to use it - the buttons need more of an intentional push than the light tap that iPad buttons accept, but my son is slowly adjusting to it. This has been a really good transition from him spelling on a laminate board.