Latest Empower^® Software Update For Accent^® Devices Now Available!

Take a few moments to update your Accent device with the newest 1.16 version of Empower to experience its latest features! This easy-to-use software is made even better with these helpful updates.

 Exciting New Empower 1.16 Features:

• It’s even easier to calibrate NuPoint head tracking with a new centered cursor calibration setting. The new centered setting is perfect for users who maintain a stable alignment of the device in relation to their head position but may find it difficult to manually realign the cursor.
• You can now add a button action that allows you to activate the centered calibration process directly from your vocabulary for easy access without navigating to the toolbox.
• New Catch Me Activity added to Engage. Catch Me uses motion to capture user’s attention and sound and animation to offer a fun reward for their efforts. A wide range of image options and the ability to adjust the size and color of the object as well as the background color enable this activity to accommodate a variety of vision needs. With settings to customize activity duration, dwell time, and speed, Catch Me can be made easier for beginners or more challenging as skills improve.

 Noteworthy Improvements & Fixes

• Updates to Minspeak® and PRC symbols give you more symbols to choose from.
• Voices recategorized into Adult and Youth options, making it easier to find an age-appropriate voice.
• Taylor, a female adult American English digital voice, has now been added to the Acapela suite of voices in the 1.16 update, giving augmentative communicators another high-quality voice option.
• Miscellaneous updates and fixes to vocabulary and keyboard content.
• Fixed a bug that rendered photos blurry on large buttons.

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