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All About ECO-14
 Product Configuration and Options
Download the ECO Configuration and Options (138 KB .PDF).
ECO-14 Podcast
Download the ECO-14 Podcast by PRC Consultant Shawn Malcomson (8.69 MB .MP3). Courtesy of ConnSENSE Bulletin.
The SLP's Favorite ECO Features
- Large display area appeals to users of all ages and enhances visual lessons.
- Pull-down menus are an excellent aid for those accustomed to a Windows-based environment.
- Modified Selection Technique Menu enables simpler setup of alternative access methods.
- Vocabulary masking capability makes teaching vocabulary easier.
- Custom block scanning allows clinicians to create specialized scan options for a client.
- Color-coding language and function keys is easy with Color Picker.
- Shuffle Activity Keys make it easier to adapt Activity Rows after they have been copied from one user area to another.
- Icon Browser Tool makes searching through icons quick.
The User's Favorite ECO Features
- 35% larger display screen means larger icons, easier access, and faster communication potential.
- Internal DVD/CD drive eliminates the need to use an external drive when running a DVD, viewing photos on CD, or running co-dependent software.
- Custom block scanning allows specific scan patterns, even different patterns on different pages.
- Wireless switch access
- Visual scenes provide new opportunities for learning language!
- Familiar Unity® programs "drive" the computer and allow access to XP programs.
- Notebook tools let the user write, copy and paste in their ECO notebook.
- Adding new images in expanded graphic formats is simple, with enhanced icon import capabilities.
Funding your ECO
PRC is proud to announce ECO-14! The ECO-14 dedicated version has some new and exciting features, while still meeting the medical necessity requirements of most third party payers. To ensure that third party payers such as Medicare and Medicaid continue to fund our equipment, we must meet their criteria. For this reason, PRC is offering this dedicated version of the ECO-14 and our Funding Department will process requests for this version of the device.
The Integrated version of ECO-14 allows you to switch between communication and computer features. An "unlock" feature can be purchased privately that will allow access to the integrated features of this device.
Visit the Funding area of our website to learn more about funding opportunities for any PRC device, or call (800) 262-1984 to speak with one of our Funding Specialists.
Testimonials for ECO
I finally have a communication device/notebook computer where I can both do word processing and have a wifi Internet connection. Also, the Aircard feature allows for cell phone communications, which is a must for any communication device user. I feel much safer and more independent knowing I have a cell phone I can access.
I have noticed that I communicate on the ECO much faster than what I ever have on my Pathfinder. My attendant thinks this is because I have no more keyguard, and I feel that it is also because the buttons are a little bigger, which makes them easier to access.
I have had four great devices before now, but I feel the ECO-14 is going to be the cherry on top of the dessert.
- Anthony Arnold
During the CSUN conference I was PRC ambassador using the ECO. I liked it most because my Pathfinder vocabulary transferred perfectly into the ECO. I like the teaching display and easier buttons.. I like the music, too.
- Javier Chavez
Extended Warranty Information for ECO
Extended Warranty*
Warranty Type
| Order Number | One-Year
Package | Two-Year
Package | Three-Year
Package | Four-Year
Package | Five-Year
Package | | Gold | EW-EC14-G
| $465
| $888 | $1269 | $1584 | $1890 | Platinum
| EW-EC14
| $600 | $1164 | $1665 | $2100 | $2487 |
*Excludes USB Keyboard & Mouse.
When not specified, pricing includes coverage at the Platinum level of service. A five-year package may be purchased only before the first year of warranty expires. Extended Security may be purchased in increments of one to five years. If the warranty has expired, the Extended Security may be re-instituted if the device is inspected by service and repaired at the expense of the customer. After the device is re-certified, additional years of Extended Security may be purchased to cover the device up to six years from the purchase date. Please include applicable state sales tax in the following states, or include a tax exemption certificate: AR, CT, HI, IA, KS, LA, MS, SC, SD, TX, UT and WV. Warranty not available for sale in the state of Virginia.
Website Updates: Training Listings and Registration OnlineOur online training calendars have been updated! Now finding the training you want and getting registered online is easier than ever!
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OSLHA 2007 Consumer of the Year Award: Anthony HooverIt is with great pleasure that OSLHA recognizes very special people who have significantly contributed to the profession of speech-language pathology and audiology. Read the Full Story (50 KB .PDF).
Staff Profile
Chip Clarke with Assistive Technology Works (ATW)
Chip Clarke, MS., CCC-SLP has been an independent PRC representative since 1998 with Assistive Technology Works located in Staunton, Virginia. Chip earned his undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology at SUNY Geneseo and his graduate degree in Speech Pathology at Indiana State University specializing in Augmentative Communication. Chip has worked clinically in the field of Augmentative Communication in both public and private sectors and has been an instructor for graduate level students at several Virginia universities.
Chip has been responsible for the management and direct service in the Mid-Atlantic region for nine years, providing ongoing training and support. While also serving as a field representative, Chip has been part of the research and development teams at PRC and was an active member of the development of the newest product ECO-14. He continues to work on new access methods and interfaces for current and future products. "Chip's knowledge and understanding of the AAC field has made him a valuable asset to both PRC and the clients he serves," states Rod McMichael, Director: Sales/Marketing. Chip has also participated for several years in WV Dept of Education's "Camp Gizmo" as an instructor and evaluator. When not working, you can usually find Chip enjoying activities with his family or riding on his orange tractor mowing grass.
Chip would like to make everyone aware of the trainings offered by ATW:
- Level 1 - Unity Language for Life (An Introduction to PRC products)
- Level 2 - Advanced Functions
- ECO-14 - This training will focus on PRC's newest communication device ECO-14. The training will have an extensive coverage of all new product features.
- Finding a Common Point: Designing, Developing, and Modifying SGD language interfaces using Core Vocabulary and Developmental Language Approaches.
If your site is interested in hosting a training, please contact ATW. They will be handling all registration, continuing education and notification for each individual training.
ATW serves the states of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Washington, DC representing PRC.
Contact Chip Clarke and Assistive Technology Works by e-mail at
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or by his cell phone: (703) 307-0744.
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