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Application of AAC in Special Education for i-CT Framework
Čajánek, Martin ; Šátek, Václav (referee) ; Fiala, Jiří (advisor)
This bachelor thesis focuses on analysis of communication needs in special education during sessions with mental disabled people and also focuses on application, which addresses this problematic. Developed application enables users to create sentences by choosing picture symbols representing words or their own creating and subsequent voice synthesizing of constructed sentence. This application is designed for mobile devices with Android and iOS operating systems and was develop in accordance with " Computer as Therapy " design principles and serves as extension (add-on) for i-CT Framework, which encapsulates and simplifies interaction and management among applications designed for special education.
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Alternative and Augmentative Communication as a Means of Communication for People with Multiple Disabilities
Kopalová, Pavla
The present dissertation entitled Alternative and Augmentative Communication as a Means of Communication for Persons with Multiple Disabilities aims to describe current foreign trends and the results of selected research of foreign experts on the topic. The thesis presents the classifications of communication abilities of persons with multiple disabilities (CFCS - Cerebral Palsy Communication Classification System, VSS - Viking Speech Scale), which are commonly used abroad. It also presents basic information on this issue. It addresses the issue of the appropriateness and correct timing for the introduction of augmentative and alternative communication systems. It debunks the myths associated with the field of AAC that are unfortunately still present in society today. The paper briefly discusses the forms of AAC - unaided and aided systems, the differences between core and fringe vocabulary, and what a proper AAC assessment and intervention should look like. Finally, the importance of collaboration between the family and the whole AAC team, which includes professionals but also all communication partners of the individual, is emphasized. Within the framework of this dissertation, two research projects have been developed that address the communication skills of individuals with multiple...
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Alternative and Augmentative Communication as a Means of Communication for People with Multiple Disabilities
Kopalová, Pavla ; Hádková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Chleboradová, Barbora (referee) ; Klenková, Jiřina (referee)
The present dissertation entitled Alternative and Augmentative Communication as a Means of Communication for Persons with Multiple Disabilities aims to describe current foreign trends and the results of selected research of foreign experts on the topic. The thesis presents the classifications of communication abilities of persons with multiple disabilities (CFCS - Cerebral Palsy Communication Classification System, VSS - Viking Speech Scale), which are commonly used abroad. It also presents basic information on this issue. It addresses the issue of the appropriateness and correct timing for the introduction of augmentative and alternative communication systems. It debunks the myths associated with the field of AAC that are unfortunately still present in society today. The paper briefly discusses the forms of AAC - unaided and aided systems, the differences between core and fringe vocabulary, and what a proper AAC assessment and intervention should look like. Finally, the importance of collaboration between the family and the whole AAC team, which includes professionals but also all communication partners of the individual, is emphasized. Within the framework of this dissertation, two research projects have been developed that address the communication skills of individuals with multiple...
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The Possibilities of alternative and augmentative communication for clients with ASD
ZEMANOVÁ, Kristina
The bachelor thesis focuses on the issue of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and behavior disorders. The aim of the work is to find out whether families with children with autism spectrum disorder use some of the AAC methods and whether, in their opinion, it is possible to prevent problematic behavior using an alternative communication system. The aim of the work is also to find out whether the use of AAC methods does not hinder the development of speech and, on the contrary, whether speech production can improve. The bachelor thesis deals with the issue of communication with clients who do not communicate verbally and at the same time do not use any of the AAC methods. The theoretical part, based on the study of academic literature, explains the basic term of autism, its characteristic signs and briefly characterizes the individual disorders of the autistic spectrum. It also deals with the definition of behavior disorders, communication and AAC methods that can be used when working with clients. The aim of the practical part is to analyze the data obtained by observation and evaluation of written questionnaires. The observation and questionnaire survey was carried out at the Children's Psychiatric Hospital in Opařany as part of respite care led by APLA South Bohemia. The method of quantitative research of questioning was used in this work and the results can be used by parents of children with autism spectrum disorders for the possible development of communication skills.
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Child with support alternative communication and his boarding in kindergarten
PALEČKOVÁ, Sandra
The Bachelor Work covers as its core subject the children´s communication ability disturbance problems in the nursery schools. This subject has been indicated as one of the most essential topics of the present time based upon many related causes such as constantly growing interventions of speech therapists, special teachers and nursery teachers themselves too. The question to what extent have the present nursery teachers been prepared for the children´s communication ability disturbance problems, which they come across within their everyday praxis, naturally comes to the fore in relation with this topic. The theoretical part of the Bachelor Work deals in its introductory chapters with the basic concepts such as communication and speech. It clarifies the fundamental knowledge about the communication ability disturbance problems of preschool children and the possibilities of using the alternative and augmentative communication forms. These communication forms represent a temporary or sometimes even a permanent compensation of the communication abilities of the children with those communication ability disturbances. The empirical part of the Bachelor Work examines the individual approach of the nursery teachers to the children´s communication ability disturbances by the qualitative research method.
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Development of communication ability in children with Down syndrome
Vašutová, Tereza ; Korandová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Klenková, Jiřina (referee)
The bachelor's thesis, Development of communication ability in children with Down syndrome, is a work of special educational nature aiming to acquaint readers with the issue of communication in children with Down syndrome. The theoretical part is based on Czech and foreign literature analysis and information found in electronic sources. It is divided into two chapters. The first chapter is dealing with communication in general and the development of speech and language skills in intact children. The second one is devoted to Down syndrome, the author is dealing with its definition terminology and etiology. It also elaborates on impaired communication skills of children with Down syndrome, speech therapy intervention and alternative and augmentative communication. The empirical part of this bachelor thesis is included in the third chapter. The main goal of the research is to analyze the development of communication ability in children with Down syndrome, partial goals and research questions have been set based on that. Set goals were achieved thanks to a research survey of a qualitative nature using the following methods: analysis of anamnestic data, analysis of available documents, additional semi- structured interviews with parents and observations. The outcome of this research is the elaboration...
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Alternative and augmentative communication for adults with combined disabilities
Frošová, Iva ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
The master thesis deals with alternative and augmentative communication for adults with combined disabilities. It defines the theoretical foundations of disability, more specifically combined disability. It also describes the communication of people with combined disabilities and explains concepts such as communication, impaired communication skills or speech therapy intervention for people with combined disabilities. Its disadvantages relate more to alternative and augmentative communication, in which it describes in more detail the methods and systems, diagnostic aspects, training of use or its advantages and benefits. The main purpose of this work is to describe the use of alternative and augmentative communication in the everyday life of adults with combined disabilities, especially in everyday activities and also in the possibility of expressing their needs and feelings. The research survey took place in two phases, in the first phase case studies of adults with combined disabilities were prepared and in the second phase participatory observation and direct work with individual persons was carried out. At the end of the work, the benefits of alternative and augmentative communication in adults with combined disabilities are characterized.
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