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Cognitive Support Technologies

Task PromptingAudio/Visual Scheduling

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Audio/visual Scheduling

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Audio/visual scheduling

AbleLink Scheduler• Helps people with

impaired scheduling skills to live more independently

• By having their daily schedule on a PDA they can be reminded of events reducing the need for supervision

• The PDA can be taken with them wherever they go

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Audio/visual scheduling

AbleLink Scheduler• Uses a combination of

pictures and spoken words to remind someone to do something, ideal if they have limited literacy

• The events for the rest of the day are displayed but events that have happened are hidden to avoid confusion

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Audio/visual scheduling

AbleLink Scheduler• Clicking on the date or

time will speak them – try it

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Audio/visual scheduling

AbleLink Scheduler• When it is time for an

event a prompt screen is shown and an announcement made “There is a message, click on the screen to hear it”

• The event message is then played back

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Audio/visual scheduling

AbleLink Scheduler• When it is time for an

event a prompt screen is shown and an announcement made “There is a message, click on the screen to hear it”

• The event message is then played back

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Audio/visual scheduling

AbleLink Scheduler

• It is also possible to display a “Done” button and to have the message repeat periodically until the Done button is pressed

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Audio/visual scheduling

Adding reminders• To set up an event is

simple, it does not need a PC.

• There is a library of images and the message is recorded simply by pressing the “record” button and speaking.

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Audio/visual scheduling

Adding reminders• There is a

comprehensive selection of recurrence patterns and a custom screen which allows irregular occurrences to be set up for the month ahead.

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Audio/visual scheduling

Adding reminders• The Advanced screen

allows the Done button to be activated and also allows another application to be loaded after the reminder has been given. Here a task prompting program will be launched with instructions how to make coffee

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Task Prompting

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Audio/visual task prompting

• AbleLink Task Prompting programs help people who find sequencing difficult.

• They can be used on PDAs or PCs and provide individualised, step by step instructions for tasks at home or in the workplace

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Audio/visual task prompting

• The programs use a combination of images and spoken instructions to give step by step instructions.

• The instructions use photographs of the user doing the task and recordings of a familiar voice.

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Audio/visual task prompting

• The programs use a combination of images and spoken instructions to give step by step instructions.

• The instructions use photographs of the user doing the task and recordings of a familiar voice.

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Audio/visual task prompting

• Instructions can be repeated by clicking on the picture

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Audio/visual task prompting

• A key feature is the ability to provide decision support

• By offering up to four choices, the instructions can take into account different situations

• Once a choice has been made subsequent instructions reflect that choice

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Audio/visual task prompting

• Here the amounts of coffee and water relate to making two cups of coffee, if another number had been chosen the amounts would be different.

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Audio/visual task prompting

• Here the amounts of coffee and water relate to making two cups of coffee, if another number had been chosen the amounts would be different.

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Audio/visual task prompting

• As instructions are repeated consistently each time the learning process is optimised and the instruction set can be reduced over time

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AIMS TaskBuilder

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AIMS TaskBuilder

• TaskBuilder is a simple PC application which allows tasks to be built quickly and easily.

• By using photographs of the user doing the task themselves and either their own or a familiar voice, the user identifies easily with the task

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AIMS TaskBuilder

• Each task is built using the editing tabs.

• The task is built of steps which consist of an image, usually a digital photograph and an Audio instruction which can be recorded on the spot.

• Choice steps can be used where there are optional pathways through the task

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AIMS TaskBuilder• The graphical interface shows the sequence of the task

Graphical display of task steps

Step Icons

Editing Tab

Step, black dots show it is the step being edited

Choice step allows tasks to include optional pathways

Arrows indicate the sequence of the task steps

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Audio/visual task prompting

• The completed task can be used on a PC or tablet using a suitable player or exported to a PDA for mobile use.

• Task prompting is a powerful way of providing cognitive support both at home and in the workplace.