About Us
Mayer-Johnson's mission 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.