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Originally Posted by HarryT
The high price probably reflects R&D costs rather than the costs of manufacturing the actual device. It may not be economically viable to offer it as a $50 (or whatever) iPad app; it's a very specialist market sector.
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*assuming* public schools aren't picking up ipads in droves. Everyone in my husband's father's family is in the public school system in some way or another, and mother just retired from there, one of my friends from college teaches elementary blah-blah-blah.
All have them have been talking about iPads in schools and I just keep saying "folks, our physical books are falling apart and the history books suck and we have NO art, music, drama, choir etc and a bunch of elementary schools just closed to save money. Where the fark are you getting money to buy iPads for *each* student?!? Where?"
That aside, those boards, both with noises and without have been around forEVER. And a see & say has a board too, at least the one my cousin [multiple disabilities] had was, not at all like the round ones. Maybe it was a spell something? All I can remember is that it had individual letters and the letter would make it's sound if she pushed it, this was before when she was somewhere between pre-verbal and another label I forget now.
I just want to give everyone who's struggled to overcome a hug, and give props to all the people helping others overcome difficulties. You are appreciated. Thank you!