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Choosing and usingAAC devices

- including iPadsCentral Queensland Region

Special Educators Conference

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Alternative and augmentative communication (AAC)

Augmentative communication is the use of materials or techniques that supplement existing verbal abilities

Alternative communication is communication methods used by a person without any verbal ability

       (Vanderheiden and Yoder, 1986)

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What?Signing, symbols, iPad, computers, communication devices

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When to use AAC?No age prerequisiteAs speech is developing - AAC won't stop a child talking!To support speech that is hard to understandWhen no speech has developedAs a tool for comprehensionCan still use in conjunction with low tech methods

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Where?

Everywhere. Anywhere.

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Who?Everyone. Anyone.

A communication disability does not just belong to the individual but belongs to the entire environment of which the individual is the focal point.

Sandwell, Communication Aids Centre, UK

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What can we use?What can we use?

Low tech

Battery operated - static display

Mobile device

Dedicated SGD

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How do we choose?How do we choose?

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Volume

Durability

Access options

Dedicated

Support and training

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Periodic table of AAC

By Kate Ahernhttp://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com.au/

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How do we choose?How do we choose?

www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apps-and-mobile-learning/app-feature-matching-an-essential-step/

www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/tools-and-resources/handy-aac-assessment-tools-for-you/

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Before you do anything....

Team collaboration and assessment

Trial

Invest time and money

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Since April 2010

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Feature matching resources Voice

OutputVoice Output

Symbol Set

Symbol Set

Rate Enhancem

ent

Rate Enhancem

ent

LanguageFeaturesLanguageFeatures

Access BarriersAccess Barriers

DisplayDisplay

bit.ly/aacfeaturematching

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APPraised AAC Apps

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Using AACUsing AAC

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AAC - sequence AAC - sequence messagesmessages

www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/101-ways-to-use-a-sequential-message-aac-device-to-access-the-curriculum-3

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Let me tell you Let me tell you somethingsomething

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Thinking outside Thinking outside the boxthe box

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AAC - support AAC - support communication communication

partnerpartner

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Access to AACAccess to AAC

Head mouse Eye gazeSwitch

Touch

Accessing AACAccessing AAC

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AAC possibilitiesAAC possibilities

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Switching to Switching to communicatecommunicate

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http://talksense.weebly.com/switching-skills.html

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Switch interfaces Switch interfaces for the iPadfor the iPad

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Switch appsSwitch apps for the iPadfor the iPad

www.janefarrall.com/html/resources/switch%20accessible/Switch_Accessible_Apps_for_iPad.pdf

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Switching to Switching to communicatecommunicate

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What works?What works?Helping others to communicateHelping others to communicate

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What works?What works?Helping others to communicateHelping others to communicate

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What works?What works?Helping others to communicateHelping others to communicate

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What works?What works?Helping others to communicateHelping others to communicate

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What works?What works?Helping others to communicateHelping others to communicate

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What works?What works?Helping others to communicateHelping others to communicate

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So What?So What?So What?So What?What?What?What?What? What next?What next?What next?What next?

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