Electronic communication aids post-module quiz

Which of the following are advantages of electronic communication aids?

Select two.

Which of the following are disadvantages of electronic communication aids?

Select two.

Francisca is 12 years old and goes to school. She has cerebral palsy, which affects the muscles she uses to speak. She wears near vision spectacles when doing close up activities.

You are assessing her for an electronic communication aid using Core assessment pages. Before checking her vision and movement abilities you should first:

Select one.

Jabari is 75 years old and lives with his son’s family. He is losing his ability to use and understand spoken words.

What type of vocabulary may be more suitable for his electronic communication aid?

Select one.

Slamet is 16 years old and lives with his family. Slamet has a learning disability. He does not use speech to communicate and cannot spell. He uses facial expressions, gestures and his behaviours to communicate.

What type of vocabulary would you select for Slamet?

Select one.

Felix is 86 years old and lives with his son’s family. He wears his near vision spectacles for the assessment. Felix cannot see the Foundation assessment page.

What would you do next?

Select one.

Rachel is 6 years old and visiting the health centre with her parents for an assessment for an electronic communication aid. She can see the medium density core assessment page. However, she cannot point accurately to the medium or low density pages of animals. She keeps tapping on the boats.

What would you do next?

Select one.

Lourdes is 8 years old. She can spell and see letters on a smartphone and tablet. Lourdes cannot point accurately to letters on a smartphone. However, she can point accurately to letters on a tablet.

When completing a plan, what would you select?

Select one.

When checking Samira’s ability to use Core vocabulary assessment pages Samira can comfortably see the high density layout assessment page.

What would you do next?

Select one.

Kenneth cannot comfortably see the alphabet vocabulary on a smartphone.

What would you do next?

Select one.

Xinyi is 6 years old. She is being assessed for an electronic communication aid. She does not participate in the vision and movement activities to check her ability to use Core vocabulary.

What would you do next?

Select one.

Roberto is 68 years old. He had a stroke. He has difficulty using speech but understands other people’s speech. He and his wife Carla identify three communication priorities:

– Watching his favourite football team on television

– Asking about family and friends

– Choosing food and drinks

Select which communication pages are the most important for Roberto and Carla?

Select three.

Is this tablet with communication app safe and ready to use?

– Screen is free from cracks

– Plug has no cracks

– Crack in charging cable

– Turns on/off and restarts as expected

– Speaker works when volume is increased and decreased

Select one.

Which of the following activities are important when a person begins trialling a Core or Foundation vocabulary?

Select three.

Sophie sometimes struggles to understand what her husband, Dan, is saying when they use the electronic communication aid. The health worker has shown them how to use the Conversation support topic to support their conversations and repair communication breakdowns.

Dan is talking with Sophie about their granddaughter. Sophie looks confused and cannot follow what Dan is saying.

What could Dan do to help repair the communication breakdown?

Select one.