Avaz

General FAQ 65

• What does Avaz mean? And how do I pronounce it?
• What devices and platforms does Avaz run on. What are the minimum specifications / configuration required for running Avaz?
• How do I update to a new version of Avaz (on iPad)?
• What is Avaz?
• Whom is Avaz useful / suitable for?

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User videos and stories 11

• Advaith Rajesh (Bubbles Centre, Bangalore, India) using Avaz to communicate and learn concepts
• Different children using Avaz at Prashanthi Academy (Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India)
• SLP Nimisha using Avaz with her student, showing how to "model" the use.
• SLP Vidya Mathalai shows how she uses Avaz at her clinic for various purposes of communication
• Dipak Ghosh (having Diplegia of the arms) using Avaz with his legs - IICP, Kolkata

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User Testimonials (Avaz India users) 8

• Testimonial Letters from leading Special schools of India
• Dr. Preeja Balan, SLP - India (Bangalore) -( Testimonial letter)
• Vidhya Mathalai SLP- India (Bangalore)-(text of email)
• User Testimonials (brief)
• Avaz is my voice - Preetha Menon's blogs about her non-verbal son

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User Testimonials 10

• Mother of Heather Peters - USA(Illinois)- (videos)
• Mother of Brice Bender-USA (Georgia)- How Avaz has made her son a happier child (video)
• Mother of Brice Bender-USA (Georgia)- how Avaz has made a difference in her son's life (video)
• Mother of Sophie -USA (SC) - How Sophie uses Avaz to say she wants to communicate (video)
• Mother of Sophie and her SLP-USA (SC) -(videos)

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New to AAC? Learn about AAC, Myths and Facts and AAC Resources 4

• AAC Primer
• AAC Primer - resources and links
• AAC Myths and Facts
• What is the difference between Speech, Language and Communication?

New to Avaz? Get started. 6

• How do I start using Avaz with my child?
• How do I watch a demo of Avaz?
• Avaz manual - how to use Avaz with my child?
• View Avaz India demo
• Getting started with Avaz - 1 - India Webinar series

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Using Avaz? Learn Communication Strategies, tips and ideas 12

• What is ALI (modeling) and why is it important?
• How to get my child to communicate ? / What are Communicative Temptations?
• How do I do modeling (Aided Language Stimulation)?
• What are some tips for modeling?
• Communication Tips and Guidelines

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Webinars 1

• Q & A Webinar series with Lauren Enders - Learn to communicate

Purchase, Pricing and Subscription 27

• What is the price of Avaz (how much does Avaz cost) ?
• How do I buy / purchase / install Avaz app o my device?
• What are the purchase options for Avaz and how do I subscribe for it?
• How do I login to Avaz on the 2nd device or same device (after deleting the app) ? (monthly subscription or a full purchase)
• What is the price of Avaz India?

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Picture mode 18

• How does the picture mode work?
• What is the Pragmatic Vocabulary and what are the vocabulary levels in Avaz?
• Does Avaz vocabulary promote motor planning ?
• How do I find or search for words in the vocabulary?
• What is the Alert button?

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Pic mode - Edit/Customization 25

• How do I add new words (buttons/icons) to the Avaz picture vocabulary?
• How do I print a page (screen) or print Avaz book (Avaz vocabulary as a low tech version) as PDF ? (Avaz 4.0 and above only)
• How do I record my voice or change the audio ?
• How do I edit an icon or change Avaz vocabulary (text, image, audio) ?
• How do I change the pronunciation of words that are mis-pronounced by Avaz?

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Keyboard mode 5

• How does prediction work in the keyboard mode?
• How do I save / store and reuse frequently spoken messages?
• How do I access the history of recently spoken sentences (or words) in Avaz?
• How do I clean the history of recently typed words?
• How do I delete a saved phrase/ sentence / message?

Settings (General) 19

• How do I copy ( transfer / sync ) Avaz content (backup) between two iPads using Dropbox?
• How do I reset or change my Settings and Edit password if I lose it?
• How do I lock or block access to Settings and Edit buttons?
• How do I set up Apple’s Guided Access to disable buttons that I don’t want to be activated on the app?
• What are the word (morphological) forms displayed in Avaz?

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Picture mode settings 13

• How do I change the number of pictures per screen?
• How do i change the size of text in the buttons?
• How do I remove the message box from the screen?
• How do I remove the pictures in the message box?
• Is there a setting that helps children with low vision or visual challenges?

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Keyboard settings 5

• What are the different layouts for keyboard?
• What are the settings in predicted words?
• How do I turn off or control the predicted words?
• How does Avaz spell check work using Phonetic match?
• How can I reduce or fade away the prediction?

Audio settings 5

• How do I change the voice or the accent to suit the user?
• How can I change the speed of the audio? It is too fast and my kid can’t understand it.
• How do I prevent the app from speaking out the buttons (non-AAC buttons), like ‘Go back’, ‘Home’, ‘Load’, ‘Save’ etc.?
• How do I disable the audio each time an icon is pressed, and speak out only the final message?
• How do I disable or turn off audio for icons or folders/categories (Audio Settings)?

Avaz versions 3

• What are the international versions of Avaz?
• Avaz Dansk - Avaz Billedkommunikation
• Avaz Australia

In-app support 5

• How do I know which version of Avaz I am running?
• How do I access in-app resources and materials?
• How do I ask my questions to Avaz support using Avaz app?
• If I don’t understand some of the app buttons, how can I get in-app help for it?
• How do I view FAQs from the app?

Avaz Dashboard 11

• What is the Dashboard icon? (available for Avaz 4.1 and above)
• How do I track Avaz usage ? What kind of analytics does Avaz provide ?
• What is Communication Adventures and how do I play it?
• What is Practice Now button (Practice sentences) and how does it work?
• I am not able to access Avaz Together any more! What happened to Avaz Together?

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Trouble Shooting 13

• I am unable to backup to Dropbox or restore a backup from Dropbox. What do I do?
• I am not able to link to Dropbox or my app crashes when I try to link to Dropbox. What do I do?
• I have problems with Avaz - it is behaving strangely or response time is very slow. What do I do?
• The audio is not working in Avaz (no sound). What do I do?
• When I use too many photos, Avaz crashes the folder, or doesn't backups completely. What do I do?

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Press Releases 1

• CNBC interview of Ajit Narayanan - Change Makers series