easyboard - isaac toronto 2016
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EASYBOARD – A NEW APPROACH TO THE PRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION BOARDS
José Antônio dos Santos BorgesTércio Pacitti InstituteFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Miryam Bonadiu PelosiJanaína Santos NascimentoNeylla CarvalhoAna Lídia GuedesDepartment of Occupational Therapy Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Why it is so difficult to use conventional commercial AAC software in 3rd world countries?
Huge training is mandatory to achieve
even modest results Graphic
libraries are copyrighted and cannot
be distributed
freely
High cost of inhibits its spreading
Lack of computer literacy
inhibits the use of
complex editing tasks
Generally, organizing non triavial projects are
associated to a big waste of time from the therapist.
Why has Easyboardbeen created? The
leaning time
should be very little.
Project, printing and
real time execution in
a single package.
Organization of
complex set of board
should be trivially done
FREE and EASY to
distribute!
No sofistication!
Quick and functional projects is
what counts!
Creating a simple project withEasyboard
Begin imagining a list of boards
Insert the names of
these boards in Easyboard
Associate each board to a set of
rectangular items to be positioned on a grid
(eg. 3 x 3)
From a library,
choose the figures for each grid
item
Print or execute
the project
EASY BOARD
Orthogonal
grid ARASAACsymbols
Images stored on
the computer
Recorded sounds
No internet
is required
Synthesized
Sounds
Videos
Internal links
External links
What are the additionalingredientsfor the boardscreated with Easyboard?
WHY USING EASYBOARD
?
Free and open
source Easy to learn
Previous project
skills not required
Any JPEG photos or drawings
can also be used
Builtin free image library
based on Arasaac
Allow the use of Tobii
EyeX controller, a
low cost eye
tracking
Could be easily
translated in different languages
Why usingEasyboard?
WHAT DO WE
EXPECT?
Build new internatio
nal partnersh
ips Show that Easyboard is really
a very interesting option
Translate the
software in
different language
s
Share a free
library of activities ready to use and modify
Ease the spreading of AAC in
all countries
What do we expect?
Website
Portal Assistiva: www.portalassistiva.com.br
The system has a library of activities developed by occupational therapists.
The material produced is stored on the internet depository named Portal Assistiva.
FacebookEasyBoard
https://www.facebook.com/pranchafacil
Nexts
steps
Software translati
onGeneration of boards on a PC,
execution on a PC or
Tablet
Dissemination of
program tecnology
Training professionals in AAC
in our country
Obrigada!Thank you!
For more information:intervox.nce.ufrj.br/easyboard/