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Presentation to SP and OT students at University of Queensland 20th August 2011TRANSCRIPT
AAC and Assistive
Technologiesfor University of Queensland
• All about Spectronics
• The wide world of assistive technology
• Group – Feature matching
• Discussion
• Tools and Resources
www.delicious.com/chacullen/aac
Structure for the Day
• Technology and software for
individuals with disabilities and learning
difficulties for Australia and New
Zealand
• A range of services including technical
support and advice, onsite and online
training, tools and resources through
blog, FAQs and activity exchange
All about Spectronics?
• Scope of the equipment
• Software
• Communication Tools
• Low Vision Aids
• Computer access options
• Switches, adapters and interfaces
• Mounting
• Environmental control
The big wide world of
Assistive Technology
Software
Low Vision Aids
Computer Access Options
Switches, adapters & interfaces
Mounting
Environmental Control
Communication Tools
Feature Matching
• Get into groups of about 4 people
• You will have approximately 15
minutes with each device
• Your group will work through 9 devices
• Talk amongst your group and use the
laptop to get further information
• Take it in turns to be scribe and choose
someone to report at the end of the
day
• Use the device to talk to each other
Group Work
Device Type: Static display, dedicated
Battery Life: Disposable
Symbol Set: Any symbol set on the template
Access: Direct selection – finger/hand
Size & Portability: Small and lightweight
Speech Output: Digitised, 2 minutes
Vocabulary: single message or sequential
Vocabulary Size: depends on message length
Ease of programming: very easy
Cost: $239
Step by Step
• Reminders or memos of what people need to buy
• Use it as you enter a house to say “I’m home!”
• Turning on a switch adapted radio
• Record someone’s news or a message for another teacher
• Use it to order food in the community in predictable situations
• Singing parts in a song; “Happy Birthday”
• Greeting the bus driver in the morning and afternoon with jokes
www.spectronicsinoz.com/library.asp?article=20918
101+ ideas for using single
message devices
• Retelling stories
• Knock knock jokes
• Retell the news highlights to a group of people
• Recite series of lines in a play
• Dictate spelling words to the rest of the class
• Ask survey questions of others or interview questions
• Talk about what is going to happen in the sequence of the day
• Directing others in a experiment or recipe
www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/faqs/101-ways-to-use-sequential-message-aac.pdf
Ideas for Step by Steps
Device Type: Static display, dedicated
Battery Life: Disposable
Symbol Set: Any symbol set on the template
Access: Direct selection – finger/hand
Size & Portability: Small and lightweight
Speech Output: Digitised, 5 minutes
Vocabulary: multiple messages, pre selected
Vocabulary Size: small to medium
Ease of programming: easy
Cost: $229
GoTalk Pocket
Device Type: Static display, dedicated
Battery Life: Disposable
Symbol Set: Any symbol set on the template
Access: Direct selection – finger/hand
Size & Portability: Mid size
Speech Output: Digitised, up to 16 minutes
Vocabulary: multiple messages, pre selected
Vocabulary Size: small to medium, flexible layout
Ease of programming: easy
Cost: $429
SuperTalker Progressive
Communicator
Device Type: Dedicated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Alphabet
Access: Direct selection – eye gaze
Size & Portability: Mid Size
Speech Output: N/A
Vocabulary: multiple messages, generative
Vocabulary Size: large
Ease of programming: medium
Cost: $1,199
MegaBee
Device Type: Dynamic Display, Dedicated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Line drawings (PCS), import photos
Access: direct, indirect: scanning (visual/auditory)
Size & Portability: Mid Size
Speech Output: Digitised
Vocabulary: multiple messages, pre selected
Vocabulary Size: large
Ease of programming: 6-8
Cost: $6,249
M3 and M3Max
Device Type: Dynamic Display, Integrated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Symbolstix, alphabet, import photos
Access: direct selection – finger/hand
Size & Portability: Small and lightweight
Speech Output: Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple messages, pre selected
(generative)
Vocabulary Size: large
Ease of programming: 6-8
Cost: $199 for the App
Proloquo2Go
Device Type: Dynamic Display, Integrated
Battery Life: Rechargeable – about 8 hours
Symbol Set: Alphabet, words, phrases, line drawings,
photos
Access: direct – finger/eye, indirect – scan,
joystick
Size & Portability: Large
Speech Output: Digitised and Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple, pre selected (generative)
Vocabulary Size: very large
Ease of programming: 7-10
Cost: $13,999 and $11,749, Total: $25,748
Vmax+ with Eyemax
Device Type: Dynamic Display
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Alphabet
Access: direct – finger
Size & Portability: mid size
Speech Output: Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple, generative
Vocabulary Size: unlimited
Ease of programming: 2
Cost: $7,250
Lightwriter SL40
Device Type: Dynamic Display, integrated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Alphabet, words, phrases, line drawings,
photos
Access: direct and indirect
Size & Portability: small and lightweight
Speech Output: Digitised and Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple/preselected, generative
Vocabulary Size: large
Ease of programming: 6-8
Cost: $5,550
Tellus Smart II
Device Type: Dynamic Display, integrated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Alphabet, words, phrases, line drawings,
photos
Access: direct and indirect
Size & Portability: small and lightweight
Speech Output: Digitised and Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple/preselected, generative
Vocabulary Size: large
Ease of programming: 7-9
Cost: $11499
Xpress
Device Type: Dynamic Display, dedicated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Alphabet, words, phrases, line drawings,
photos (camera built in)
Access: direct and indirect
Size & Portability: mid size
Speech Output: Digitised and Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple/preselected, generative
Vocabulary Size: very large
Ease of programming: 7-9
Cost: $10,249
Tango
Device Type: Dynamic Display, integrated
Battery Life: Rechargeable
Symbol Set: Alphabet, words, phrases, line drawings,
photos (camera built in)
Access: direct and indirect
Size & Portability: mid size
Speech Output: Digitised and Synthesised
Vocabulary: multiple/preselected, generative
Vocabulary Size: very large
Ease of programming: 6-8
Cost: $12,999
Maestro
Device Type: Static Display, dedicated
Battery Life: Disposable
Symbol Set: Any symbol set on the template
Access: direct
Size & Portability: mid size
Speech Output: Digitised
Vocabulary: multiple/preselected
Vocabulary Size: small to large (eg. 9 by 5 levels)
Ease of programming: 1-2
Cost: from $189
GoTalk 4+, 9+, 20+ and 32+