Vocab terms throughout the semester
What is "supplementing or replacing natural speech for temporary or permanent basis"?
Augmentative & Alternative Communication
What are the two types of access?
Direct select and Scanning
Method of AAC NOT supported by ASHA
Facilitated Communication (FC) and RPM
People (family members, friends), places (home, grandma's house), pets
Examples of Fringe Vocabulary
True or False: unaided AAC includes gestures, facial expressions, body language, signs, eye blinks, and vocalizations
True
What is "how the clear the relationship is between a symbol and its referent"?
Iconicity
Eye gaze, touch, head pointing, and speech recognition are examples of what method of access?
Direct select access methods
Individuals have the right to have clear, meaningful, and culturally and linguistically appropriate communications.
An example from the Communication Bill of Rights
Vocabulary organized by categories
An example of a taxonomic organization
What type of symbol: Piece of bubble wrap to represent happy
textured symbol
Can also be tangible.
What is a high-tech device feature that can be helpful for recording meaningful sounds (i.e., laughing) or someone's voice?
Digitized Speech
What adjustments can be made to assist access?
Pattern of scanning, speed of highlighting, etc.
True or False: individuals have the right to make comments and share opinions
True
What is a developmental framework for vocabulary?
Vocabulary selection that is guided by principles of typical language development
TobiiDynavox I-16, Accent 1400, Zuvo, and SpeechCase are all consider what type of devices?
High tech
What is the name for vocabulary words that are "specific to a particular idea or person"?
Fringe
What is at least one indirect access method?
Switch scanning, Partner-assisted scanning (PAS)
List of rights to support individuals who have complex communication needs.
Communication Bill of Rights
What is a coverage vocabulary?
Emergency - basic need vocabulary
Boardmaker is a...
What is the term for words that are "spoken frequently across settings"?
Core words
Your client, JB, is diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has hyperotnia, contractures, and lack of volitional movement of extremeties. What access method would you suggest for JB?
Direct select: eye gaze
Indirect select: bite switch, PAS
Lacks scientific evidence that the procedure results in hearing the person using AAC's message (and not the communication partner).
Facilitated Communication
What can you do to make vocabulary culturally appropriate?
Accommodate the primary language or dialect of the client, include culturally appropriate and meaningful means of representation (ie., symbols), and ensure culturally appropriate strategies for functional AAC use
What is the term that represents a combination of two elements in one? For example, a device with a portion of the screen that is static and another portion dynamic.
Hybrid