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"Applicability in special education is certain, but there are also many possibilities for use in ordinary education." (21.3.96)
"Maximum rating as program for dyslexics."
"The program makes the writing system democratic. Writing is no longer reserved for those who can spell, but is made available to everyone and anyone, said Esben Wagn Rasmussen, Teacher’s College of Denmark." (21.8.95)
"The program integrates spelling, reading, writing, and speaking functions in a new and revolutionizing way."
"It seems just as groundbreaking as the invention of the spreadsheet in 1984." (13.10.94)
"Yak-Yak: Spelling glasses for dyslexics" (26.3.94)
The computer columnist at Politiken, Ole Grünbaum had the opportunity to see an early development version of Yak-Yak - 2 years before its release, and before synthetic speech had been implemented. He wrote (18.03.93):
"Yak-Yak is a world-class sensation, because it solves one of the fundamental problems of the average word processor’s wordfinder. The problem amounts to this: How does one look up a word in the dictionary if one cannot spell the word? It is not possible!"
"Yak-Yak has a built-in motor which is fantastic at guessing words when the user writes something which merely points in the right direction."
"Yak-Yak could become a bit of a breakthrough in many ways. The program as a whole is the best Danish educational program I have ever seen. Presumably it is world-class, and reaches far beyond the aphasic’s - yes, even far beyond the dyslexic’s needs. It can be used by everyone to train spelling abilities."
