AAC Mobile Technology & Apps for AAC 3

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Proloquo4Text

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Infrared cameras and LED illuminators

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A communication partner verbally or physically cues through options

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Cloud synchronization / remote access portal

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Consistent motor patterns for words to build automaticity

Answer

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

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AAC Mobile Technology & Apps for AAC 3