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How do you choose vocabulary for a communication device?
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-interview patient/family
-observe patient -What are they partially successful at communicating about? -What are they unsuccessful in communicating about? -What will they need to communicate about in the future? -Include fun words to motivate the client to use the new device. |
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What are symbols?
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A way to present vocabulary.
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What is iconicity?
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The extent to which a symbol looks/sounds like what it represents
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What is the symbol hierarchy from most to least iconic?
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-Real object (most iconic)
-Miniature objects -Toys -Colored high quality photo -Black and white photo -High quality drawings -Line drawings -Commercial symbols -Traditional orthography (our own written language) (least iconic) |
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The type of symbols/vocabulary used should match...
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the level of representation that the user uses.
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Compare Tobii S32 to Dynavox Maestro
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Tobii:
-Can switch out pages to allow for more buttons/speech output -Can use preset voices or record your own speech Dynavox Maestro: -Can fit more buttons on one page -Can create pages using Boardmaker -Can connect to internet and control MP3 device for the future -Voices are preset on device |