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Student-Developed App Gives 'Voice' to Autistic Children

Tracy Holdman's elementary school classroom for disabled students is much louder than before, and she couldn't be happier about it. As West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School's disabilities program teacher, four of her students—previously unable to communicate easily—are now "speaking" to her with the help of an iPad app (application) developed by Purdue University students. Called SPEAKall!, the app focuses on helping nonverbal autistic children communicate with a simple touch of their finger.

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