Alternate and Augmentative Communication (AAC) - Part 2

Watch the film to learn about all the AAC tools and see how the users use them to communicate with the world!

Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP) offers a comprehensive range of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools tailored to the diverse needs of people with speech impairment, ranging from low-tech to high-tech. Depending on a person’s cognitive abilities, elementary yet effective low-tech aids like picture boards ensure that users can express themselves clearly. Progressing with time, tools such as the Kothamala voice output system, stamp books or the Akashvani app help in comprehensive communication.

Alternate and Augmentative Communication (AAC) - Part 1

Transcript

Different type of communication support system we provide uh when child or adult comes here.

We, first we assess, then we provide the communication support system according to their level.

Uh starting from low-tech to mid-tech then high-tech.

Uh I am first showing you low-tech communication aids.

See, this is low-tech.

One picture in one page, one big picture.

Then, according to their accessibility and cognitive level, it is changing.

Now, two page, two picture in one page.

After that, you see here, four picture in one page.

And, after that, here you see lots of pictures and size also reduced.

And uh some pictures are here, some words are there because umm child in this stage can learn to read.

Those pictures, those words we are giving here and those pictures they cannot read, we give the pictures.

This is a Picture-word communication board, English, and you uh have to remember when you make the communication board uh according to their language, it has to be, syntax has to be placed like this.

This is a English poem and it is in a phrase like this.

And after that when child can uh learn every alphabet uh small letter and capital letter, then they start to spell.

This is Spell board.

(Bengali spell board being used)

(Student with Alphabet board in a classroom)

o…r…a…l…space…s…t…

Then there is a mid-tech technology, Kothamala that, that is Voice output device.

Uh it is developed here. We can record one word, two word, four word and sixteen words, according to the cognitive ability of the of a person.

(Nomoshkar, My name is Debangshu Ray. I study in Junior Academy).

This is a fantastic communication system and teaching tools for the children and adults.

They can use in various purpose.

For example, um they can use it for um chatting with peers, peer groups or parents.

Uh they can use it for shopping, they can take in the shopping mall and they can use for visitors in the school.

They, and they can also use in the classroom as a subject um subject-wise, subject-wise.

And uh in rhyme, rhyme and use in story uh for uh giving answer the questions, all various purposes they can use it.

Now I am talking about Stamp book.

Stamp book also very useful thing.

You can make the communication display using these stamps.

Different types of them, you don’t have to uh draw the pictures, you can just pick up the pictures and put it on your communication display.

Namaste, I am Mohammed Aryan.

I am appearing for class 10 exam through NIOS.

I want to be a video editor.

I am using Akashvani app through tab and I want to learn many more app to talk.

I also use Spell board to talk. Thank you

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