What's appropriate: AAC apps for mobile devices

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What’s APPropriate? AAC Apps for mobile devices

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Presentation at ComTEC Open Day October 21, 2011

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What’s APPropriate?AAC Apps for mobile devices

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Charlene CullenSpeech PathologistSpeech Language and AAC Consultant

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Mobile devices

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Over 140 AAC apps

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There’s an app for that

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Apps for AAC

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac

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Proloquo2Go

and then...

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iPad

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Questions raised

• How do I choose?• Are they worth the cost?• What do they offer that

traditional speech generating devices don’t?

• What do SGDs offer that other mobile devices don’t

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Celebrity Awareness

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Media Stories and Opinions

http://socialtimes.com/iphoneipad-app-helps-autistic-children-communicate_b10778

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Media Stories and Opinions

www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/resources/2011/04/aac-apps-speaking-appropriately/

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Media Stories and Opinions

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/03/ipads-are-not-a-miracle-for-autism-geekdad-opinion/

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Apps with Symbols/Pictures

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Apps with Symbols and Text-to-speech

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Apps with Text only

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Traditional speech generating devices

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Accessibility

• Settings -> General -> Accessibility• Voice Over• Zoom Magnification• White on black display• Large text

www.apple.com/accessibility/ipad/vision.html

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/category/apps-and-mobile-learning/accessibility-and-access

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Access

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Accessories

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www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apple

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Research

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Expertise

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Case Study

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Other sources• iTeach Special Education – iDevices in

Special Education (Facebook group)• Assistive Technology (Facebook Group)• Twitter #augcomm #aacapps #tweetaac