Redefine Static Display the Smart Way

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Redefine Static Display the Smart Way

• Allison Yates
• M. Ed. CCC-SLP
• Advanced Multimedia Devices Inc.
• Presented at ASHA November, 2007

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Introducing AMDis New Smart Series of Static
Display Devices

• Whats new?
• Hidden panel and handle
• Overlay recognition
• Flash card
• Customizable features of the Smart/128
• So what do these features mean in terms of use
  and integration?..

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Smart Overlay System

• Minimizes interruptions in communication to
  promote more natural interactions.

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Interchangeable Flash Card

• Provides limitless communication opportunities!

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Customizable Features Smart/128
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Using Visual Scene Displays

• Visual scene displays (VSDs) portray events,
  people, actions, objects and activities against
  the backgrounds within which they occur or exist.
  These scenes are used as an interface to language
  and communication (Blackstone, 2005)
• They provide contextual cues and personal
  relevance which in turn create more effective
  communication for some users.

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Research Concerning VSDs

• VSDs where found to facilitate communication and
  support navigation as well as increased comfort
  levels, confidence, connectedness, and pleasure
  during communication in individuals with aphasia
  (Dietz et al., 2006).

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Research Cont.

• VSDs bypass reliance on linguistic processing
  needed for extensive verbalization (Dietz et al.,
  2006). However it can be used to foster the
  growth of linguistic processing by providing a
  platform for integrating other types of
  communication supports.
• Young children are more accurate using VSDs than
  traditional layouts (Drager, Light, Fallon,
  Jefferson, Speltz, 2003)

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Food For Thought

• Janice Light stated Traditionally we have
  reduced navigational demands by reducing the
  number of language concepts available (Light
  Drager, 2005).

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Case Study V1 V2
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Introducing Smart-Ease

• Pre-made prerecorded curriculum based activities
  developed to provide appropriate vocabulary,
  encourage communication, and promote
  participation in activities right out of the box!

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Questions and Video
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References

• Blackstone, S. (Winter 2005). What are Visual
  Scene Displays. RERC Communication
• Enhancement, 1(2). Retrieved April
  16, 2007, from http//www.imakenews.com/aac-
• rerc/e_article000344804.cfm?xb11,0,w
• Dietz, A., McKelvey, M., Weissling, K.
  Beukelman, D. (2006) Integrating
  Contextually-Relevant
• Visual Scenes into Aphasia
  Interventions. RERC Communication Enhancement,
  Retrieved
• April 16, 2007, from http//convention.asha.
  org/2006/handouts/855_1789Hux_Karen_
• 072895_112106093632.pdf
• Light, J., Drager, K. (2005). Maximizing
  Language Development in Young Children Who
• Require AAC. Presented at the
  American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
• Convention, San Diego, CA.

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Contact Information

• Please fill free to contact me anytime at
  alli_at_amdi.net