AlphaCore

Last updated: 27/09/2024

AlphaCore is a communication pageset designed for people with ALS/MND and other literate adults with a wide variety of, often changing, physical abilities. AlphaCore provides smooth transitions to new access methods (e.g. eye tracking, mouse, scanning, etc.) while maintaining customizations and access to important AlphaCore tools (e.g. computer navigation, music, YouTube, etc.). AlphaCore incorporates features proven effective by research and inspired by the day-to-day experiences of speech device users and their caregivers.

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General

Languages

Cantonese Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Hungarian, Mandarin, Slovak, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Vietnamese, Zulu

Does this vocabulary cost to access?

Vocabulary is an additional cost on top of software price

Format

Electronic

Translation Method

Automated translation e.g. Google Translate

Supplier

Jabbla UK

Software Required

Mind Express 5

Text To Speech

Are voices available in the same language(s) as the vocabulary?

Yes

What voices are available?

Female adult

Does the system need internet access for the voice to run?

Vocabulary

Is the settings/software menu available in the same language(s) as the vocabulary?

Does the package support code switching (speaking two or more languages within one sentence/message bar)?

Can the user switch between languages while staying in the vocabulary package? (E.g via a link on the home page or tool bar etc)

Yes

When the vocabulary was created what features of the language were considered?

• The keyboard layout is correct for the chosen language • The phrases that have been created are phrases that someone communicating in that language is likely to want to talk about • Adjustments to the page design has been made to accommodate the grammar and sentence structure for each language.

Is it a Text-only or Symbol + Text vocabulary?

Text-only

Text Only

What keyboards are available?

Keyboard in the same language(s) as the vocabulary [e.g. a Urdu vocabulary has an Urdu keyboard]

Is there word prediction?

Yes

Is there sentence prediction? (the system will guess which words you are likely to need next)

Yes

Is there a bank of prestored phrases?

Yes

Can the bank of prestored phrases be edited with the users own phrases?

Yes

Is there the option for symbol support on the text?

Yes

Is there a translation function available?

Yes

Symbol + Text

What level of language ability does this package support? (pick the best fit category)

One word or prestored message at a time (this could include a prestored message that says “I need a drink” but would not offer the flexibility to change the message to “I need juice”) Combining sentence starters with endings (this could be e.g. a Food page that has some sentence starters, “I want to eat…” “I don’t like…” and a word bank to complete the sentence) Combining several words together to make sentences, but not necessarily grammatically correct. Combining several words together at sentence level and including the correct grammar, such as using the correct verb form, and noun-verb agreement and other features as expected in the language. (to meet this criteria the functioning of the vocabulary must be able to accommodate the language’s sentence structure and grammar).