in music time a choice board of songs is followed by boards for singing the songs. Īided Language DisplaysAided Language Displays are NOT choice making boards.Choice making boards supplement ALDs.E.g. Goossens’, Crain and Elder (1988) Goossens’ (1989)Īided Language DisplaysLikewise, it is difficult for a nonspeaker to become a proficient AAC user if other people never model interactive use of their system during all aspects of the day. No one would dispute the fact that it would be very difficult to become a fluent speaker of French, if your instructor seldom used French in your presence. High Tech AACCustom Speech Generating DevicesMainstream TechnologyiPod touch/iPadAndroid Phones/TabletsLaptopsĬommunicative CompetenceLight (1989) Linguistic Competence (mastery of the linguistic code)Operational Competence (access methods, on/off)Social CompetenceStrategic Competence (make the most of the vocab they have)Īided Language DisplaysProspective users must be provided with frequent examples of interactive, generative use to acquire any semblance of proficiency.
Good Practice Approaches to AACAided Language Displays (ALDs)Engineering the EnvironmentChat NowPODDCore VocabularyĪdditional AAC options to support good practiceSmall TalkAbout Me BooksYes/No ++++Social ScriptsPartner Focused QuestionsStorytelling Infants & Young Children, 18:3, 174-185.YAACK Implementation Toolkit Augmentative communication and early intervention: Myths and realities. Aided AAC is often divided into high technology or low/light technology systems.(Speech Pathology Australia AAC Position Paper 2004)ĪAC Myths and LegendsIntroducing AAC will stop someone from developing speechLow tech before High techHas a little speech so doesn’t need AACToo cognitively impaired for AACAAC will fix all communication difficultiesToo young for AACDoesn’t need AAC as they can express basic needsĪAC Myths and Legends - ResourcesRomski, M.A. object symbols, communication boards, books, wallets). gesture, sign, facial expression).Aided AAC: Techniques where some type of physical object or device is used (e.g. Unaided and Aided AACUnaided AAC: All techniques that do not require any physical aids (e.g. The system serves to supplement any gestural, spoken, and/or written communication abilities(American Speech and Hearing Association, 1991). gestures, and facial expressions) are commonly used when communicating and interacting with others.The use of the term alternative acknowledges that there are some individuals whose speech is sufficiently impaired that they must rely completely on standard and special augmentative techniques, which do not augment speech but are alternatives to speech (Vanderheiden & Yoder, 1996).(Speech Pathology Australia AAC Position Paper 2004)ĪAC SystemAAC system: An integrated group of components, including the symbols, aids, strategies and techniques used by individuals to enhance communication. The term augmentative in this context means supplemental or additional to speech. Jane FarrallSpeech PathologistAAC Support Services is AAC?Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): An area of specialised clinical and educational practice that provides communication options and interventions for people with complex communication needs. Range of speech generating devices from SpectronicsĪAC RERC White Paper: Mobile Devices and Communication Apps The Language Stealers video (from YouTube) Videos of Callaghan using PODD (from YouTube)Ĭore Vocabulary list from University of Lincoln NebraskaĬore Vocabulary board to supplement ALDs from Disability Services Commission, WA PODD Communication Books: Direct Access Templates Pragmatically Organised Dynamic Displays (PODD) Augmentative and Alternative Communication,5, 137-144ĬomTEC Information Sheet on Aided Language DisplaysĬommunication Displays for Engineered Adolescent Environments from Pamela Elder and Carol Goossens’ Toward a Definition of Communicative Competence for Individuals using Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems,(1989). Video files have been removed for privacy reasons. Handout for a workshop presented for SPOT on DD in August 2011.
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