Voice Banking
This term describes the process where a speaker records targeted sounds, words and phrases. An algorithm is then used to create a voice based on the age, gender, culture and identity of the "speaker."
What is voice banking?
The prompting hierarchy to support AAC users produce a skill.
What is the least to most AAC prompting hierarchy?
Out of reach item is an example of this instructional approach?
What is incidental teaching?
The following documents are required for AAC insurance funding packets for high tech AAC purchases.
A. MD script, Assignment of benefits, device equipment list
B. A report only
C. The initial referral sent to SLP, POC, AAC intake form
What is A?
What other documentation is required?
Messages such as “I love you,” “Good morning,” and nicknames fall into this category of meaningful phrases.
What are personal message or sentimental messages?
This progressive neurological condition is one of the most common diagnoses for which SLPs recommend voice banking.
ALS
What is scanning?
This AAC instructional approach is well researched with autistic individuals and benefit from repeated trials of the same skill.
What is explicit teaching?
Name one AAC coaching suggestion.
What is teaching programming? What is giving and modeling language with one home based routine?
This process involves recording personally meaningful phrases in a client’s natural voice for future use.
What is message banking?
This is the ideal time to begin voice banking—before noticeable speech decline.d
What is the early phase of diagnosis?
The length of time most insurance companies cover AAC devices for.
What is 5 years?
The AAC instructional approach that the SLP verbally models a skill WHILE activating the buttons on the device simultaneously.
What is AAC modeling?
Name one AAC Assessment tool that can be used for school based settings?
What is the SETT or the WATI?
Name one reason to message bank.
What is prior to a surgery?
What is to preserve a voice for a progressive, degenerative disease?
What is temporary need due to an illness, intubation
Most traditional voice banking systems require recording at least this many phrases.
A. min of 200-300
B. min of 100
C. min of 1000
What is A? voice banking of 200-300 phrases can be used to create a voice. Upwards of 500-1000 is typically the max needed for the best quality voice.
True/ False:
The traditional AAC assessment steps discussed for the first 4 weeks of class can be utilized across all settings (b-3, medical clinic, hospital outpt, schools).
True
Navigating, plugging a device in, going to the device to communicate, clearing a button are all examples of what type of AAC skills?
Operational skills
Name one literacy intervention program for AAC users.
Unlike voice banking, message banking preserves this unique feature of the client’s original voice.
What is pitch and intonation of the orginal client's voice?
This newer method that uses AI to create a digital voice using far fewer recorded phrases and machine learning.
What is voice cloning?
What type of equipment is needed to obtain the best quality of voice banking phrases?
A. microphone
B. headset
C. being in close proximity
D. All of the above
What is D- all of the above?
Ball, Beukleman and Bardach, 2007, break up ALS intervention models into what three phases?
A. no response, confused-appropriate, awake and alert
B. Early, middle, and late phase
C. Establishment, Maintenance, Generalization
What is B- early, middle, and late phase?
Name an app that is not used for Voice/ Message banking.
A. Model Talker
B. Acapela
C. Cereproc
D. CoughDrop
What is D? Cough Drop
Other apps:
Vocaloid
Veritone Voice- AI generated
My Message Banking BCH
Original company VocalID
Message banking is categorized as this type of intervention because it supports future communication needs.
What is anticipatory/ preservative AAC intervention?