AT for Communication
This is an umbrella term that encompasses the communication system that is used to supplement or replace speech for those with impairments in the production of comprehension of language.
What is AAC?
This is the process by which the ciliary muscles change the curvature of the lens of the eye to maintain a clear image or focus on an object as its distance from the eye varies
What is visual accommodation?
Speak slowly and deeply
Use open-ended questions to make sure that the pt has understood
Keep eye contact/face contact
Do not speak with items in your mouth
What is techniques for working with clients who are HOH?
A condition present at birth?
What is congenital?
Knowledge of basic AAC methods
Access regarding positioning of the patient
Access regarding positioning of the device
Access regarding utilization of AT to enable direct or indirect selection
Access regarding development of motor skills
and Access regarding programming the device.
What is the OTA role?
A disease that causes dysfunction of the macula, the area in the middle of the retina. Causes blurred, distorted, or dim vision or a blind spot in the center of the visual field. Peripheral vision is not generally affected.
What is ARMD?
Congenital loss, physical damage, disease, aging, and effects of medication.
What are causes of hearing loss?
Readily available components that can be purchased and assembled into assistive technology systems (tangible).
What is hard technology?
Volitional, physical direction of a body part to interact with the AAC system. Typically hands/fingers and can also include eye gaze.
What is direct selection?
A clouding of the lens of the eye.
What is a cataract?
Hearing loss so severe that processing of linguistic information through hearing alone, with or without hearing aids, is severely limited.
Information is provided via an ALTERNATIVE sensory pathway (usually visual)
What is "deaf"?
Require the development of skill for their use. Quality of the result obtained using the tool depends on the skill of the user.
What is a tool?
For individuals who have difficulty accurately targeting and activating keys, this is placed over the keyboard or screen to isolate each key or “target” and guide a person’s movement
What is a key guard?
Caused by increased intraocular pressure that damages the optic nerve. Presents as loss of peripheral visual field.
Primary pathway for sound is still available, but it is limited. Insufficient intensity means that signals are too weak to be heard.
Hearing is AUGMENTED through amplification of sound
What is hard of hearing or hearing impaired?
•“Four-part model intended to promote collaborative decision making in all phases of assistive technology service design and delivery from consideration through implementation and evaluation of effectiveness.”
What is the SETT framework?
Involves intermediary steps in order to make a selection on an AAC device. Most common methods are scanning, directed scanning and coded access.
What is indirect selection?
A high tech optical aid where images can be manipulated and controlled (larger/smaller, contrast altered, brightness altered, color/black and white display). Traditional units are desktop.
What is a CCTV?
Loss associated with pathological defects of the middle ear.
What is a conductive hearing loss?
•model is proposed as a framework for understanding the place of AT in the lives of persons with functional limitations, negating occupational performance.
•4 components: Human, Activity, AT and Context
What is the HAAT model?