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COMMUNICATE 4 NOW AVAILABLE FROM DYNAVOX TECHNOLOGIES
Language Application Helps AAC Users Acquire Communication Skills for Self-Advocacy

PITTSBURGH, PA - May 8, 2006 - DynaVox Technologies today announced the launch of Communicate 4. A comprehensive language application program, Communicate 4 provides vocabularies that allow adults and youth with physical disabilities using DynaVox Series 4 speech-output devices to direct daily personal routines and participate in common community-based situations.

Communicate 4 was developed by Barbara Collier, speech-language pathologist, Paul Janzen, technologist, and Susie Blackstein-Adler, occupational therapist with extensive input from adults who use AAC, direct attendant services and live in the community. Ideal for youth in transition to adulthood and adults with reduced access to clinical services, Communicate 4:

• Provides preprogrammed vocabulary and access to novel message generation.
• Incorporates researched vocabulary lists.
• Provides a foundation for customization and expansion.
• Supports people learning how to communicate in a range of contexts.
• Fosters self-determination.

Communicate 4 includes:

• More than 9,000 context-based words and phrases.
• Researched single-word vocabularies.
• Links to predicted vocabularies.
• More than 250 preprogrammed pages and popups.
• Phrases and sentences related to 26 communication contexts.
• 100+ single-word vocabulary lists associated with communication contexts.
• Templates and instructions for documenting individualized attendant service plans.
• Generic phrases for quick-talk such as greetings, responses, etiquette, etc.
• Phrases for regulating behaviors and conversations.

To learn more about Communicate 4, visit http://www.dynavoxtech.com/tabid388.aspx.

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About DynaVox Technologies

DynaVox Technologies applies proprietary and third-party technologies, and applied research efforts to deliver a broad range of augmentative communications tools to improve the quality of life for adults and children with severe speech disabilities caused by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's Disease, autism and mental retardation. The Company offers a wide range of software and hardware technology, along with an extensive customer support program, which enables individuals and their families to access state-of-the-art technology and reimbursement counsel regarding the Company's suite of products. For more information about DynaVox Technologies, visit www.dynavoxtech.com.

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