Implementation Toolkit

AAC for Aphasia: A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project
This 65 minute AAC-RERC webcast presents the research and development process undertaken by the team at University of Nebraska - Lincoln lead by Dr. David Beukelman to address the communication needs of individuals with aphasia as a part of the Visual Scenes Display Project.

Resource Type: Website

AAC Goal Grid & Introduction
The AAC Goal Grid (Schneider & Clarke)- best printed on 11” by 17” paper, landscape - has been updated. It continues to provide specific skills within J. Light’s four areas of communicative competence organized by which skills would be expected or targeted based on the P. Dowden’s levels of communi...

Resource Type: Worksheet

AAC in the Classroom - Observing the Classroom Environment
Use this observational tool to determine how you can make the classroom a more inviting environment that encourages the student to communicate by exploring key classroom characteristics in relation to he student who uses AAC, systematicically documenting participation at baseline and after change or...

Resource Type: Handout

AAC Needs Assessment
There is more to an AAC assessment than understanding an individual’s skills. Identifying appropriate AAC tools, techniques and strategies requires knowledge of an individual’s communication needs. This AAC Needs Assessment provides a thorough and quick overview of an individual’s needs across env...

Resource Type: Worksheet

Advancd Series 5: Scanning
Watch this 1 hour recorded session to learn all of the adjustments that can be made to the scanning settings, explore shortcuts that make communication quicker when scanning, and demonstrate several computer access methods designed for scanners.

Resource Type: Other

Advanced Series 5: Quickfires
Quickfires are short, quick, multi-functional messages that can be used in any context and in any conversation. In this 30-minute recorded session, we will learn how the Quickfires were chosen, how they change from age group to age group, how they can be used, and when they should be changed.

Resource Type: Other

Advanced Series 5: Slots
Slots are one of the rate enhancement features on the Series 5 software that provide a means of expanding linguistic skills. They are designed to provide a variety of vocabulary options while conserving space on the touch screen. In this 40 minute recorded session, you will learn how to edit existin...

Resource Type: Other

Advanced Series 5: Visual Scenes
Learn more about visual Scenes in this recorded 39 minute session. You will learn why visual scenes are used in the V and Vmax, how to make modifications to existing visual scenes, and how to add your own visual scenes.

Resource Type: Other

Aphasia and AAC Overview
Aphasia is a language disorder that results from a neurological event. What does that mean? What is a language disorder and what does it affect? How can AAC help an individual with aphasia. This 14 minute video will answer these questions.

Resource Type: Instructional Video

Article-at-a-Glance - Impact of Personally Relevant or Context-based Pictures in a Structured Task for People with Aphasia
Review of: McKelvey, M. L., Hux, K., Dietz, A., and Beukelman, D. R. (2010). Impact of personal relevance and contextualization on word-picture matching by people With aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19, 22-33. The researchers were attempting to understand the impact of pe...

Resource Type: Handout