Midterm 1 Flashcards
Augmentative and Alternative Communication definition
Augmentative and Alternative means of communication, involves clinical practice, research and education, temporary or permanent, aided or unaided, evolves with the person, direct or indirect, serves individuals with complex communication needs, different technology, graphic icons or orthography.
Primary purpose is to support independence and participation.
Assistive Technology definition
Item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.
Purpose of AAC
- increases participation in classroom, work, community, home
- supports efficient mode/s for expression
- provides language for interactive communication
- provides the user with meaningful language
Principles of Motor Planning
Users
Purpose
Focus
Break down
Cornerstones
Why do individuals use AAC?
- Meet the needs to communicate
- realize the right to communicate
- Exercise the human power to communicate
- Master their native language
Communication Partners
?
AAC Users
Motor Speech Disorders
Neurological Disorders
Medical Trauma
Congenital Disorders
Acquired Disorders
They cannot rely on their daily speech to meet their communicative needs
Co-Constructed Understanding of AAC
You have to consider what the person using AAC is capable of doing.
Their feedback is critical.
No Tech AAC
No batteries
Directly point to letters, words, pictures or phrases with finger or eye gaze or light/lasers
Low-Tech AAC
?
Mid-Tech AAC
AAC Consideration
Acquired vs Developmental
Perceptual Systems
Levels of Literacy
Pre or Post Literacy
Status of their Disorder
Symbol
Referent
Aids
Physical object or device used to transmit messages
Techniques
How we select (direct or indeirect)
