Exploring Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Jonathan Hutchinson CMPT 480 - Accessible Computing September -
December 2014
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Why AAC? -Augmentative and Alternative Communication -Issues of
NON verbal communication -How AAC coincides with technology
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Analysis of AAC -Who needs it? -Cognitive vs physical
disabilities.
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AAC and Technology -How is it implemented with Technology?
-Pictograms vs Bliss symbols
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ADE Development Purpose of ADE??
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Example Questions Alternate Slide Sequence depicts the phrase -
I Hurt My Head Example Sequence of 4 Pictogram Boards Board 1
represents I Board 2 Represents Hurt ones-self Board 3 represents
My Board 4 Represents Head
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Example Questions I Hurt My Head
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Final Product 3 html Pages
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User Testing -Who? -What they did?
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Video Demonstration Alternate Slide Video Demonstration of
using the PictorPrint 2.0 Application in Windows 7. (No Audio)
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Video Demonstration
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Results -Missing Boards -Making Substitutions
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Value of Communication -Quality vs quantity -People have
different ideas on what is priority in communicating
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Specific Instructions -Ommission and Commission
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Other Issues HTML / CSS Decisions Web Hosting Image
Storage
