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Fun With AAC

by

David A. Lundeen

Rick Peterson, MSEE ATP

ASTRL EYM DHS

Today’s Outline

Who Are These Two Crazy Guys?

David Lundeen Mailman Peer Mentor

Rick Peterson Director Research Engineer Facilitator

From Keynote Address

Students are getting support they need, but what happens after they leave?

What if they forget what it was they used?

Remember the ruler…

Express Yourself of Minnesota

Ongoing support of Adults who use Communication Devices

Advance Unity 128 Group (Unity Group)

Your Expressive Society (Yes Group)

Literacy Group

Need Group FacilitatorsAssistive Speech Technology Research Labs (ASTRL)

Mentoring Supporting Teaching Learning Phoning Computing Surfing Living Relaxing

Socializing Talking Singing Playing Working Testing Studying Researching Surviving

Which Devices?

Music Demos

Pathfinder Standard and Custom ??

Professional Recording – Snoopi Botten Words of Love

DecTalk Songs Bohemian Rhapsody Christmas Song

Why Music?

Participating Relaxing Spirit Lifting Expression of Emotion Worshipping

Fun

Playing Music

Prentke Romich– Text file loaded into notebook– Play notebook– Put into button

DynaVox– Play file.

Composing Music - Pathfinder

Create a text file Each note has three components

1. Phoneme

2. Duration

3. Pitch

Example: [MER<300,24>IY<300,22>HXAE<220,20>…]

Composing (cont.)

Pathfinder Power Tools pp. 176-183

Tip: Buy Sheet Music

Sample Song

Composing With DynaVox

Show sample tool. Nice user interface. Not as flexible.

Infrared

Short range - variable Directional Learnable Transmitter/Receiver Fluorescent Lights Cheap and familiar

Communicating with our Environment

Infrared Receiver

DynaBeam

Built in Receivers– TV, VCR/DVD/CD, AC, etc…– Computers (??)

Not Just For AAC

Learning An IR Command

Create Device Add a Command Learn Command Point Remote at IR Receiver On Device Push Button Corresponding to Command

Create Frog >Add Hop>Learn>Push Remote

Infrared Toys

Shopping For IR Toys

Start at: Toys R Us (Trendmasters, Wow Wee) Kay B Toys Look for “Infrared Control”, “IR Control”,

“Remote Control”, etc… Avoid “Radio Control”, 45MHz, or 66 KHz. No antennas

Welcome to the World of X10!!

Uses wires of home Lots of modules available House Code (A-Q) avoid A Unit Number (1-16) Need an infrared mini controller Cheap and Simple!!!! Issues

Talking on the Phone

Speech To Speech (STS)

Monday Session E4 Communication Assistant (CA) 711

1-877-627-3848

Tips For AAC Users and STS

Work In Progress

Express Yourself of Minnesota

Telephone Equipment Distribution

Free phone equipment to those who qualify.

Ameriphone RC-100 speakerphone with remote control.

Hands Free Operation

Fancy phone from TED w/ remote X-10 Universal Module Cord cut from broken switch Add button to device

Presto!!!

An Infrared Telephone

Why Talk on the Phone?

Scheduling A Ride With Metro

Pickup Location (full address) Pickup Time Dropoff Location (full address) Return Time

Regular Backups

Don’t forget!

Independently?

Cableless Computer Access

Infrared Receiver– Position more than 3’

from Pathfinder– 4 buttons out

DynaBeam (Access) NT unsupported

– Get close to device.– No need for Serial Keys.– Lots of cables

Serial Key vs. AAC Keys

AAC Keys

www. aacinstitute.org

Stable/AAC/combine command works Don’t need to reboot the computer…

Issues…

Baud Rate

Pathfinder– 57600 for Backups (cable)– 1200 for Computer Access

DynaVox– ??? for Computer Access– ??? for Serial Keys (cable)– ??? for Backups (cable)Don’t do backups with DynaBeam.

COM Ports

If you have 1, chances are it is COM1. Most have 2. COM1 and COM2.

Must reboot computer after changing baud rates or COM ports.

Conflicts…

A Few Resources

ACOLUG ISAAC/USSAAC Pathfinder Underground PEC PRC Manuals CD Express Yourself

Upcoming Events

May 15 – AAC Vendor Fair – MATLN

June 11 – Zippity Zoo Day – Como Park

July 26 – August 3 – Camp Courage – AAC

October - ISAAC – Natal, Brazil

Daniel Webster once wrote:

If all my possessions were taken from me except one, I would take the gift of communication because with it, I could gain all the rest.