https://github.com/duckinator/sgs

[WIP; placeholder name] Open-source AAC software.
https://github.com/duckinator/sgs

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[WIP; placeholder name] Open-source AAC software.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/duckinator/sgs
• Owner: duckinator
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-09-25T22:07:50.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-19T03:51:50.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-14T20:34:30.569Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: aac, accessibility
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 336 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        
# Speech Generation System

**WARNING:** This software is NOT ready for everyday use.

If you need AAC software right now, please consider [Proloquo by AssistiveWare](https://www.assistiveware.com/products/proloquo)

or [TD Snap by tobii dynavox](https://us.tobiidynavox.com/pages/td-snap).

Proloquo is what I use regularly, and it serves me well. TD Snap is much

cheaper and far more flexible, but has a steeper learning curve.

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SGS is open-source **AAC** _(Accessible and Augmentative Communication)_

software, available for free, intended to be used on a computer or a tablet.

_Accessible and Augmentative Communication_ is a term for

communication methods used in place of or in addition to speech.

### Terminology

These are the terms and definitions SGS uses for common AAC concepts:

* **button:** a single interactive element, representing a word/phrase OR an action to perform.

* **folder:** a collection of buttons, with a unique name, plus whether buttons should be spoken immediately or appended.

* **system:** a group of folders, plus the name of the default folder.

* **profile:** various metadata + a system that specifies what buttons are different from the base system

### Design Goals

Guiding principles & design considerations:

- Make it quick to learn.

- Don't require precise inputs.

  - Make things big enough to interact with easily, even if someone has motor control issues (as I do).

  - Avoid scrolling; use pagination instead.

- Avoid nested folders.

- Don't make people have to phrase things differently than if they were speaking, writing/typing, etc.

- Make common words quickly accessible.

- Keep related words close.

- Well-organized grids are your friend.

### Understanding the Interface

General layout:

- Top row: global operations (Speak/Clear/Delete/Share buttons, the text that will be spoken).

- Left column (excluding top button): folder selection.

- Right columns: word variants ("Sleep" may have "sleepy", "sleeping", etc) and related words ("like" may have "admire", "appreciate", "enjoy", etc)

- Bottom row: always-available words (extremely common words like "and", "or", "but", etc)

- Central section: words in for the selected folder.

### Thanks & Acknowledgements

SGS has been strongly influenced by my use of Proloquo and TD Snap.

I have no intent to compete with them. A free product can ever match the

quality of Proloquo or the flexibility of TD Snap, and that's okay.

SGS is meant to fill a niche they inherently can't: freely-available AAC software.

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SGS is released under the MIT license.