Symbol Communication
Symbols are useful to people with no literacy skills, as well as helping those with limited literacy to develop a larger vocabulary.
Different users can cope with widely varying levels of complexity in their symbol systems. The Grid can take the user from very simple communication screens to the more advanced arrangements.
Widgit Symbols, an extensive symbol library included with The Grid 2 in most countries
Mayer-Johnson PCS symbols, a well-known symbol library
Blissymbolics, an abstract way to represent languages
SymbolStix, stick men with attitude
Makaton, symbols combined with sign languages
See Sense, a small, free picture library included with The Grid 2
Screen captures, for quickly taking photos from the internet or a digital camera
Double Picture - easily place pictures side-by-side in a cell
Picture Editor - for changing colours, combining symbols, and more
Snaps is a new photo library that includes over 1000 images
* PCS, Blissymbolcs and SymbolStix are paid-for add-ons to The Grid 2. Widgit Symbols are included.
Instant communication
You can set up a grid with just a few cells that speak as soon as they are selected. For example, you could have “yes”, “no”, “I need some help please” and “I want to do something else”.sentence building
Moving on from this, you can have cells that contain elements of a sentence, and build sentences to allow more freedom of expression. You can link together several grids to provide a larger vocabulary divided into topics (this is often referred to as “dynamic screen communication”). Typically, the first page the user sees will display a number of topics. Selecting a topic leads to a grid with vocabulary specific to that topic.symbols available
The Grid 2 is compatible with many types of symbols and photographs.* PCS, Blissymbolcs and SymbolStix are paid-for add-ons to The Grid 2. Widgit Symbols are included.
