AMDI offers speech with touch of a button For many individuals,
speaking can be difficult or impossible due to conditions such
as cerebral palsy, autism, ALS, developmental disability,
stroke, or traumatic brain injury. AMDi (Advanced Multimedia
Devices, Inc.) provides a solution to this problem with a line
of communications devices that generate speech at the touch of a
button. With a wide range of options and configurations, AMDi
offers devices that are tailored to fit the specific
communication needs of a given individual. AMDi’s communicators
are structured around cells that can be pressed to play recorded
messages. For example, a cell can be assigned to the word
‘Drink.’ The user, or a friend or family member, speaks the word
‘Drink’ into the device’s recorder and programs that recording
to correspond to the chosen cell. The cell has an overlay where
a picture can be placed to identify the cell, such as a person
drinking a glass of water along with the word ‘Drink’. Each time
the cell is pressed, the com