The market is comprised of a wide range of products and services. AAC can be segmented by the need for supportive tools:
Aided AAC can be further segmented by the level of technical sophistication of the products:
This report focuses on Aided AAC, specifically, mid-tech to high-tech digital tools (see table 1).
Table 1: Low-tech vs high-tech augmentative and alternative communication
Low-tech augmentative and alternative communication | Mid-tech and high-tech augmentative and alternative communication |
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Communication board
|
Dedicated dynamic screen devices
|
Communication books
|
Advanced SGD
|
Basic SGD
|
Eye gazing device
|
Voice output switches
|
Smartphone applications
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