Polyana4 with Persona™

Polyana4 with Persona™ from Augmentative Communication Consultants, Inc (ACCI)

A text-based communication aid-and more!

Millie Telega, CCC/SLP, M. Ed

PO Box 731

Moon Township, PA 15108

United States of America

Designed with all the attention to detail for which ZYGO is noted, the Polyana4 with Persona™ is an intuitive, easy to use communication aid. Small and lightweight, it features instant-on, the unit is always in standby, has long battery life (8+ hours) on each charge and is relatively inexpensive.

The Medical Assistance (MA) version is a dedicated Speech Generating Device that meets the requirements of various medical assistance agencies and access to the Windows programs is denied.

Polyana is the hardware. Its light weight and small size make carrying easy by its folding carry-handle / stability stand. The audio amplifier / speaker base-pack provides exceptionally loud, clear output. A sliding volume control in front is used to set the sound output level.

Persona is the text-based communication program purposely designed for literate users who need to talk. Access to the program is by the keyboard, the touch screen, and by switches through the on-screen keyboard. Messages are clearly spoken by DECtalk speech synthesis.

Formulate messages letter-by-letter, by selecting words through word completion and word prediction, and phrases via abbreviation / expansion and a phrase list.