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Aided Communication
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Aided
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Communication
Aided Communication refers to methods of communication which involve additional equipment, such as a picture/symbol chart or book, a computer or a or a Voice Output Communication Aid.
Aided methods of augmentative communication may be ‘low-tech’ or ‘high-tech’. Both low- and high-tech systems may be set up to suit people with or without literacy skills. Both types of systems have their strengths and weaknesses.
- Low-tech communication systems may take many forms and include anything which does not need a battery to function. Low-tech communication systems include objects of reference, photographs and pictures, graphic symbols and text.
- High-tech communication systems are devices requiring at least a battery to operate. High-tech communication systems range from simple high-tech (e.g. single message devices, pointer boards, toys or books which speak when touched) to very sophisticated systems (e.g. specialised computers and programs, electronic aids which speak and/or print).
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