ChatAbility, set up in August 2000, is an Independent Speech and Language Therapy Consultancy providing assessments and treatment for different communication problems arising from a variety of conditions which children can have. It provides also assessment and training for children as well as for those who work with them who use either high-tech communication aids or low-tech communication systems such as symbol books and boards.

ITAbility, set up in 2001, is a division of ChatAbility which specialises in alternative ways of accessing a PC and Apple Macintosh computers. ITAbility’s product range includes:

The Learning Station: designed by an engineer whose son has Autistic Spectrum Disorder, the Learning Station is an integrated desktop console with built-in touchscreen, tracker ball with right and left click buttons for right or left handed children. It has also a 5 CD-changer and is very robust. It is designed to counteract the tendency of some children to throw computers off the table or be more interested in cables than working on the activity at hand;  

Quick Glance Eye Tracking System: operate a Windows computer by eye movement;

ScanBuddy: operate a Windows computer using one or two switches;

On-screen keyboards: using REACH Interface Author, design any type of on-screen keyboard from 2 keys to 128 keys with graphics or sound or use one of the 100s of predesigned keyboards;

Specialised foot pedals, keyboards, mice, trackballs: a range of hardware to give access to a computer if the person has limited movement, tremor or poor upper limb control;

Boardmaker and Speaking Dynamically Pro: make up symbolnboards and speak them out;

Cause and Effect Software: basic cause and effect software and software to teach early cognitive skills such as Old MacDonald’s Farm and Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. For more information about our services and products, please click on our website at www.chatability.co.uk