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Saltillo TouchChat Express User Manual
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TouchChat Express User’s Guide 27Working with Vocabulary FilesTouchChat provides a variety of pages that have different button layouts. Each set of pages, orvocabulary set, is called a vocabulary file. TouchChat-provided vocabulary files have locks in front ofthem indicating they cannot be deleted. TouchChat provides the following vocabulary files:Language Available Vocabulary FilesEnglish 4-Basic, Communication Journey: Aphasia, MultiChat 15, MyCore, myQuickChat (4, 8, and 12locations), Spelling, VocabPC, WordPower20 Simply, WordPower24, WordPower24 withPhrases, WordPower30, WordPower42, WordPower42Basic, WordPower48, WordPower60,WordPower60-Basic, WordPower80, and WordPower108Spanish MultiChat 15 Spanish, MultiChat 15 Spanish Bilingual, Sin sintaxis 4 x 4 English & Spanish,Sintaxis 4 x 5 English & Spanish, Teclado, VocabPC Spanish, and WordPower48 EspañolEnglish Vocabulary FilesNote: When the system language is set to English, the English vocabulary files will be listed individuallywhen you tap Choose New Vocab and the Spanish vocabulary files will be located in a folder labeled“español”. When the language is set to Spanish, the Spanish vocabulary files will be listed individuallywhen you tap Choose New Vocab and the English files will be located in a folder labeled “English”.4-Basic4-Basic offers just that, a basic vocabulary option with 4 buttons per page.Communication Journey: Aphasia“Communication Journey: Aphasia” is a vocabulary file containing features and vocabulary designed tosupport people with aphasia. It was developed by Lois Turner (SLP), Anne MacCallum (SLP) and SarahGauthier (SLP Assistant) in consultation with a group of speech-language pathologists who workexclusively with people with aphasia and brain injuries. All the participants work at CAYA(Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults) and the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver,BC, Canada. The framework of the file was derived from the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia fromthe Aphasia Institute in Toronto, Canada. The pages were created to facilitate participation in dailyactivities and to promote social links.Aphasia, a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain where language is stored, may affect theability to comprehend language, to express oneself, to read, or to spell and write. “CommunicationJourney: Aphasia” can easily be adapted for use by people with different types of aphasia and a range ofcognitive levels and degrees of severity.Symbols, photographs, visual scenes, videos, or words can be used on the message, topic, and scriptpages. Included are pages that facilitate supported communication techniques, self-advocacy, directingcare, and repair of communication breakdowns. Types of information typically included incommunication books—such as pain and emotion scales, maps, and templates for personal informationand life stories—are also incorporated into the vocabulary file. Specialized features include variable“rate of speech” and “pause between words”. Grid size and vocabulary are easily customized to reflectand support the life experiences of the person with aphasia. |
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