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Clinic
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| 4 primary components of AAC |
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- Symbols
- Aids
- Strategies
- Techniques
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| Purposes of communication interactions |
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- Communication of needs/wants
- Information transfer
- Social closeness
- Social etiquette
- Self-talk
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| Light's model of communicative competence |
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- Linguistic Competence
- Operational Competence
- Social Competence
- Strategic Competence
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- Receptive and expressive language skills
- Linguistic code of AAC system
- Language of communication partners
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- Technical skills needed to operate the AAC system
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- Skills of social interaction--> pragmatic functions and conventions
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- Invoking compensatory strategies to circumvent functional limitations associated with AAC device use
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| Intrinsic factors in communicative competence |
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- Knowledge, skills
- Motivation
- Attitude toward AAC
- Confidence
- Resilience
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| Extrinsic factors that contribue to communicative competence |
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- Communication demands
- Environmental barriers and supports
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| The formulation, storage, and retrieval of messages in AAC applications |
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| Factors in message management |
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- Age/gender
- Social role/cohort
- Better integration of AAC user into environments
- Communication environments and goals
- Technology-based factors
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- Conversation starters
- Comments
- Continuers
- Clarifiers
- Closings
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| Vocabulary needed to cover a person's basic needs |
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| Encourages vocabulary growth and development |
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| Words and messages commonly used by a variety of individuals (high-frequency) |
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| Words/messages specific to an individual or situation |
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| Vocabulary selection techniques |
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- Blank-page selection
- Published lists/vocab inventories
- Guided interviews to solicit vocabulary
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| Think of all the words a person might use in a situation |
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| On-site analysis of current/subsequent environments |
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| Identify vocab needed to facilitate communication in environments |
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| Method of access to a communication system when direct selection is not possible |
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- User-directed scanning
- Partner-assisted scanning
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| Selection techniques of direct selection |
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- Physical pressure
- Physical contact
- Pointing
- Speech recognition
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| Symbols are located in a fixed location |
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| Computer screen with visual symbols |
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| Electronic fixed displays with a dynamic component |
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| Virtual environment representing a situation, place, or experience |
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| Switch site assessment considerations |
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- Reliability of motor movements
- Volitional nature of movement
- Safety
- Movements that are easily performed
- Endurance
- Activities/positions the client assumes during the day
- Efficiency of movement
- Previous successful movements
- Ability to perform timed response
- Ability to activate access device within a given time frame
- Time between switch closures
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| Text-to-speech (text input is transformed into phonemes) |
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| Natural speech as been recorded, stored, and reproduced |
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| Important features of AAC systems |
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Definition
- Dedicated vs. nondedicated
- Portability
- Adaptability
- Cosmesis
- Connectivity
- Efficiency and effectiveness
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| Have no means of symbolic expression; often use vocalizations, gestures, etc. |
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| Context-dependent communicators |
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| Can communicate some messages in some contexts to some partners |
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