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High-Tech AAC Device Programming Flashcards

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  1. Which AAC software feature allows a clinician to remotely update vocabulary pages on a user's device without being physically present?

    Answer: Cloud-based synchronization or remote backup/restore

    Cloud-based synchronization features (available in systems like Snap Core First, TouchChat, and TD Snap) allow remote vocabulary updates and backups.

  2. When programming a high-tech AAC device for a user with ALS who has progressing motor limitations, which principle should guide device programming decisions?

    Answer: Program with an eye toward future access method changes, building in flexibility from the start

    For progressive conditions like ALS, devices should be programmed with access method flexibility in mind so transitions (e.g., to eye gaze or switch scanning) can occur with minimal disruption.

  3. What is the primary purpose of the 'speaking rate' or 'speech output speed' setting in high-tech AAC device programming?

    Answer: Adjusting the speed at which the text-to-speech voice reads aloud generated messages

    Speaking rate controls how fast the synthesized or digitized voice reads aloud the user's composed messages, which impacts intelligibility and naturalness.

  4. A teenager's high-tech AAC device vocabulary was programmed by their childhood SLP and has not been updated in 4 years. What is the MOST important clinical action?

    Answer: Conduct a vocabulary review with the teen and update the device to reflect age-appropriate, teen-relevant language

    Vocabulary must be regularly updated to reflect the user's current communication needs, social roles, and age-appropriate language, especially during adolescence.

  5. Which of the following describes the correct approach to programming 'fringe vocabulary' in a high-tech AAC device?

    Answer: Organize fringe vocabulary into topic- or activity-specific pages linked from the home page

    Fringe vocabulary (low-frequency, context-specific words) is best organized into topic or activity pages accessible via navigation from the home page.

  6. During AAC device programming for a child using Partner-Assisted Scanning, the SLP notices the child consistently skips the desired symbol. What is the MOST likely explanation?

    Answer: The child's response time is slower than the partner's scanning pace

    Skipping the target symbol most commonly occurs when the scanning pace is faster than the child's processing or motor response time.

  7. What does 'aided language stimulation' (ALgS) require of the communication partner when using a high-tech AAC device?

    Answer: The partner models language by pointing to or activating symbols on the AAC device while speaking

    In aided language stimulation, the communication partner simultaneously speaks and points to or activates corresponding symbols on the AAC device to model language use.