Final Exam

Question 1

Assistive Technology (AT)

Answer 1

• Tools that help an individual overcome limitations related to a disability by either enhancing the skills the individual has or by compensating for absent or nonfunctional skills.
• Any thing that helps someone do something they could not do without it.

Question 2

ADA of 1990

Answer 2

• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Protects against discrimination in the workplace and provides for equal access:

1. Particpate fully in society
2. Live independently
3. Have access to economic self-sufficiency through removal of barriers

Question 3

Augmentatitve and Alternative Device (AAC)

Answer 3

• AAC=AT for communication purposes
• Purpose: to facilitate individuals’ participation and engagement in meaningful events in their daily lives

Question 4

Speech Generating Device (SGD)

Answer 4

• Dedicated Device: Individual devices that are customized to function only as communication aids.
• Integrated Systems: Standard computers that have been adapted to serve the function of communication devices with specialized software and hardware components

Question 5

Elements to Consider for AT

Answer 5

• Symbol: Method of representing an idea (written word, sign, picture, vocalization)
• Aid: A device used to transmit or receive messages (SGD, hearing aid, telegraph)
• Straegy: The way symbols can be conveyed most effectively & efficiently (typing first letter of word, eyegaze board)
• Technique: A way in which messages can be transmitted (talking, typing, scanning, gestures, selecting)
• **Core vocabulary **

Question 6

Selecting an SGD

Answer 6

• What type of language aer you going to choode for the system? (Abstrct - Concrete)
  
  • Object
  • Picture Comm. Symbol
  • Writing
• What will the selection technique be? (Point/Scan)
• What will the final output be? (Attention getter, Speech, Visual display, Print)

Question 7

AT Tech. Range

Answer 7

High-Tech: usually complex and programmable and include items that require computers, and/or electronics to perform a function

• Voice Recognition Software
• Electric lift
• Braille Keyboard

Mid-Tech: easy to operate but typically require a power source

• Visual timer
• Portable word processor
• Tape/digital recorders

Low-Tech: options are usually easy to use, have low cost, and typically do not require power sources

• Modified eating utensils
• Switch activated toys
• Calculators with big buttons

Question 8

Designated Device

Answer 8

Device designed/programmed for one specific individual

Question 9

Universal Design

Answer 9

Device designed for anyone to use