is to enhance learning and human expression for individuals with special needs through symbol-based products, training and services. For more than 25 years, Special Educators, Speech and Language Pathologists, Parents and Caregivers have successfully applied the company's Picture Communication Symbols® (PCS) at home, school and in clinical settings. Today, approximately 10,000 PCS symbols are available in 40 languages and used throughout the world.

To facilitate the creation of symbol-based communication and educational tools, Mayer-Johnson offers a family of powerful, yet easy-to-use Boardmaker™ software products each designed for specific needs: Boardmaker is symbol-based desktop publishing software used for the creation of printed materials, Boardmaker Plus! adds on-screen features such as voice and video for the creation of interactive educational activities and Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro offers additional features for Augmentative and Alternative Communication* (AAC). Boardmaker is offered on Windows and Mac and available in 11 languages.

In addition to PCS and Boardmaker products, the company offers additional software, add-on applications, animated symbols, sign language symbols, digital photo sets, access switches, touch screens, AAC devices, books and ready-made materials in its catalog and at www.mayer-johnson.com.

Generally the company’s products assist persons with autism, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, stroke, and ALS. Boardmaker and PCS-based products are also effectively applied in early-childhood general education and ESL

Based in San Diego, CA, Mayer-Johnson is a division of DynaVox Technologies LLC –www.dynavoxtech.com.

*Augmentative and Alternative Communication refers to the use of aids or techniques that supplement existing verbal communication skills, such as sign language, written work, picture symbols and portable speech generation devices.