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  1. Which of the following AAC apps uses a word-based (rather than symbol-based) interface and is specifically designed for literate users with ALS or similar conditions?

    Answer: Proloquo4Text

    Proloquo4Text is a text-based AAC app with word prediction designed for literate individuals who prefer typing over symbols.

  2. Eye-gaze technology used with tablet AAC systems relies primarily on which hardware component?

    Answer: Infrared cameras and LED illuminators

    Eye-gaze systems use infrared light and cameras to track pupil position and translate gaze direction into AAC selections.

  3. A user's AAC app has a feature called 'Partner-Assisted Scanning.' In this method, who controls the scanning pace?

    Answer: A communication partner verbally or physically cues through options

    Partner-assisted scanning involves a communication partner naming or pointing to options while the user signals their selection.

  4. Which AAC app feature allows a clinician to remotely update vocabulary pages without physically accessing the user's device?

    Answer: Cloud synchronization / remote access portal

    Remote access portals allow SLPs to update vocabulary on a user's AAC device from a different location via cloud sync.

  5. LAMP (Language Acquisition through Motor Planning) is an AAC approach that emphasizes which principle?

    Answer: Consistent motor patterns for words to build automaticity

    LAMP uses consistent, unchanging motor patterns so that word access becomes automatic and requires less cognitive load over time.

  6. A therapist notices that a child's AAC app produces speech output that sounds robotic and is difficult for peers to understand. Which intervention is MOST appropriate?

    Answer: Change to a higher-quality human-sounding synthetic or recorded voice

    Voice quality significantly affects social acceptance; switching to a more natural-sounding voice improves peer interaction and communication acceptance.

  7. Which iOS setting allows an AAC user with limited hand mobility to activate screen functions by resting a finger without pressing?

    Answer: Touch Accommodations – Tap Assistance (Hold Duration)

    Touch Accommodations with Hold Duration allows a touch to register after the user holds their finger still, reducing accidental activations.