uq presentation

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+