Diverse AAC -- ATIA presentation: Questions by Diverse AAC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv Please leave your questions below for the Diverse AAC team or for our presenters. Please allow some time for responses. Our responses will be posted here as they become available. en-us 2021-01-24 21:25:32 UTC 2023-01-29 19:47:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/972862686/23735e2395d305fe17a8696612db0d78/Untitled_Artwork.png -Sample Question-Which app has bilingual (French/English) capabilities? diverseaac https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1119670012 2021-01-24 21:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1119670012 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123943963 2021-01-25 19:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123943963 App Developers: Are there any AAC apps being updated or created to include Arabic as a language to be toggled to from English? kpapciak https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123949869 2021-01-25 19:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123949869 Do any of the platforms have the capability to create a "first/then" or create a brief choice board without editing the vocab set on the device? I'm a behavior consultant and I am constantly looking for quick ways to integrate AAC into teachable behavior moments when we may not have other visual supports available at the moment. https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123949879 2021-01-25 19:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123949879 Which apps or software have the ability to change skin tone? Can it be done system wide? emilyrosepatrick https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123952446 2021-01-25 19:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123952446 One of the major challenges I see is embedding culturally relevant expressions and dialectal variations, especially in social quickfires. Much of the language is quite standard or representative perhaps of upper middle class white use. Many of the symbols in my students' devices are of predominantly caucasian folks as the default. How do you think we will be addressing these challenges? jasmine_travers1 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123952567 2021-01-25 19:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123952567 App developers: will anyone be offering a bilingual English/Vietnamese system that not only translates the words but also provides both voices/accents. Currently the only app that offers this to my knowledge is CoughDrop on Android only. emilydiaz4 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123956496 2021-01-25 19:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123956496 App Developers https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123958700 Are there apps or plans that allow you to change the avatar of the client that promotes other skin tones and other cultural representation (such as: different hair types, clothing outfits, etc.)? This can include other features such as those who may identify as non-binary or other features.]]> 2021-01-25 19:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123958700 "truly" bi lingual https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123962494 This term was used "vs" translation.  Please explain what is meant by truly bilingual.

]]> 2021-01-25 19:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123962494 socio- economic availability jknight74 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123969938 How are AAC programs trying to make sure they are available in low SES communities? Are grants being offered? etc. Price can be inhibitive for families to even consider. ]]> 2021-01-25 20:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123969938 Validating with bilingual users https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123970532 to what extent have you used bilingual users with/without disabilities to validate?

]]> 2021-01-25 20:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123970532 P2G/David: What additional language is Proloquo2go working on now? kpapciak https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123973656 2021-01-25 20:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123973656 Schools can't do in-app purchases: Would be wonderful if some of these additions were available as an iTunes purchase (rather than in-app purchase). In-app purchases are a problem for many public schools. https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123976945 2021-01-25 20:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123976945 Avatars are not diverse jknight74 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123985528 It would be great to see avatars that are more diverse- not just skin color, but also in regards to hair length, religious requirements, non gender specific, etc. Why hasn't this happened yet?]]> 2021-01-25 20:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123985528 I love hands on training materials for families and staff- AVAZ has built in app training. Are any apps coming out with new training resources for AAC implementation? Maybe for the distance learning environment? kpapciak https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123996961 2021-01-25 20:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1123996961 Saving and changing icons chellallen https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124018791 Which programs are cloud based? A lot of communication platforms are hard to modify without taking the device away from the user.

]]> 2021-01-25 20:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124018791 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124025649 Which programs have Vietnamese, Mandarin, Farsi, Arabic, and how do you get access to such languages if you are trialing via iPad? Can you get these languages or other less common languages if you get a home trial for an AAC user?']]> 2021-01-25 20:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124025649 Support BuildingAAC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124043050 What learning supports do you offer for the languages you support in your apps/devices?  For example, resources for the family to learn how to program or learn more about their device/app in their native language?

]]> 2021-01-25 20:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124043050 https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124043313 Yes!! The system should be diverse as we would encounter the world!! I appreciate being able to change, but its more important to have many skin tones represented on the regular.

]]> 2021-01-25 20:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124043313 AAC Voice Options kpapciak https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124099217 2021-01-25 20:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124099217 Amanda Gorman symbol!! https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124150637 You can also make symbol requests here: https://goboardmaker.com/pages/pcs-symbol-request-form ]]> 2021-01-25 20:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124150637 Bilingual AAC Survey for SLPs https://padlet.com/diverseaac/roj4syyhd5qnculv/wish/1124151448 Researchers at Utah State University and San Francisco State University are conducting a survey of SLP’s in the U.S to better understand the practices, perspectives and confidence of SLPs who work with bilingual children who use AAC. If you have 15 minutes to fill out the survey we would greatly appreciate it! As a small token of our appreciation for your time and feedback we can offer a $10 Amazon gift card for completing the survey. Thank you! https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_80NiwLYCHBT3B7T

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