tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post6588317813461532636..comments2024-03-28T02:21:10.586-04:00Comments on Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs: Tango at HomeKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513289226118469583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post-35698996792165787782009-04-24T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-24T11:13:00.000-04:00Our son has a Tango. I prefer the icons to those o...Our son has a Tango. I prefer the icons to those of Boardmaker. I like the portability, the ease of programming, and the voice.<br />I found the company easier to work with than Dynavox. The sales people at Dynavox were very nice, but when I dealt with someone at a higher level, he made me feel that as a parent, I was second class to an SLP. Did not appreciate it, and ended up returning the device within the period allowed. Tango staff respect parents.<br /><br />I like the phrase-baseed language and all the langauge programmed into the Tango.<br />I heard Karen Erickson speak, and bought Tango to Literacy (modeled over Four Blocks), which she helped edit.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post-53522330229019234972009-03-24T20:52:00.000-04:002009-03-24T20:52:00.000-04:00I agree with you. The Tango is perfect for some pe...I agree with you. The Tango is perfect for some people (I can think of several I work with through respite care) but not necessarily the solution for everyone. I have kids for whom the situation in this video would never be a "comfortable fit" with their AAC because of their need for a "bulkier" system that uses at least one and usually two head switches. Or because only 6 buttons would have them continuously navigating from page to page to actually find the desired message. What I find most intriguing about the Tango is not the device itself but the Phrase First communication and the voices. It would be awesome if the other companies (particularly Mayer Johnson for me) would put out series like that (or do they already?). I'm always struggling with that vocabulary (all my current kids use phrase based rather than word based communicaiton) and Blink Twice seems to have an edge there. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the Tango!<BR/>Alicia<BR/>http://smdteacher.blogspot.comAliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125157767678004966noreply@blogger.com