Amego
Last updated: 02/10/2024
The Amego pageset for Mind Express 5 is designed for literate users, offering tools for written communication and app integration (WhatsApp, Spotify, Skype, etc.). It supports all access methods and is customisable, with dynamic layouts and phrase categories. It includes features like a games, email, youtube, notes and apps for communication and media. Users can personalise phrases and categories with no limits. Amego is free to download
General
Languages
Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Bengali, Bosnian, Gujarati, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Maltese, Nepalese, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian or Farsi, Serbian, Sinhala, Somali, Tagalog or Filipino, Urdu
Does this vocabulary cost to access?
Free, Vocabulary included in 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?
Male adult, Female adult
Does the system need internet access for the voice to run?
Yes
Vocabulary
Is the settings/software menu available in the same language(s) as the vocabulary?
No
Does the package support code switching (speaking two or more languages within one sentence/message bar)?
No
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).
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FAQs
Answering common queries and concerns.