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Vocabulary for Socially-valued Adult Roles

Vocabulary for Socially-valued Adult Roles. Diane Nelson Bryen Professor Emeritus Temple University IASSID Conference August 2008. Background. New expectations for life after high school attending college becoming employed managing personal assistance services

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Vocabulary for Socially-valued Adult Roles

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  1. Vocabulary for Socially-valued Adult Roles Diane Nelson Bryen Professor Emeritus Temple University IASSID Conference August 2008 www.aac-rerc.com

  2. Background • New expectations for life after high school • attending college • becoming employed • managing personal assistance services • managing transportation • having intimate relations

  3. Question • Needed vocabulary available • in pre-programmed AAC devices? • in commonly used visual symbol systems?

  4. Aim If needed, develop adult -valued vocabulary sets for 6 contexts: • College life • Managing personal assistance • Sexuality, intimacy, and sex • Managing personal assistance services • Managing health care • Reporting crime or abuse

  5. How We Did It • 12 online focus groups • individuals who rely AAC and • professionals in the particular field • 81 participants

  6. How We Did It • Comprehensive vocabulary lists generated (3,000 words) • College life • Managing personal assistance • Sexuality,intimacy, and sex • Managing Personal Assistance Services • Managing Health Care • Reporting Crime or Abuse

  7. How We Did It • Discrepancy Analyses-- could those words be represented by graphic symbols or symbol combinations in • Picture Communication Symbols • Dynasyms • Unity 128

  8. Outcomes • Scientific study in press • Overall 55% of vocabulary in 3 existing symbol sets • Technology transfer • Dynavox • Mayer - Johnson

  9. Outcomes (continued) • Website developed http://disabilities.temple.edu/aacvocabulary/

  10. Conclusions • Current major symbols do not fully support socially-valued adult roles • Need for quick and easily accessible vocabulary that reflects the many roles in which adults who use AAC • Need for input from adults who rely on AAC • Need for iconic symbols not just words • Incorporate potentially new methods for “mining” needed vocabulary (I.e., WebCrawler)

  11. Contact Information dianeb@temple.edu

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