In
order to access the discount, families need to visit one of the 26
Assistive Devices Program clinics in Ontario to take an assessment. If
after the assessment, the clinic recommends using TalkRocket Go as the
right communication aid, a professional can help complete paperwork to
purchase the app and device at a 75 percent discount.TalkRocket Go, normally $99 in the iTunes App Store, uses voice synthesis technology to provide verbal communication for people with conditions such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Aphasia, Parkinson’s disease. The app is designed with big buttons and high-contrast text for people of all ages.
As an example of the reimbursement process in the United States, Princeton, New Jersey-based Lingraphica makes apps and dedicated devices for the treatment of aphasia, but users can only get reimbursement from Medicare, of up to 80 percent, for the dedicated devices
