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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.70,0:00:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Upbeat music]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.76,0:00:32.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi I'm Rebecca. I'm a speech and language therapist and now I'm an app developer as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.87,0:00:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of you think are going to think that the ipod is cool. It's mainstream. It's fun. It's relatively inexpensive compared to mainstream AAC devices.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.26,0:00:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you're going to be thinking about how you're going to use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.62,0:00:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But recently I've seen the questions shift from 'What is an ipad?' to 'How am I going to make the best use of it?'.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.94,0:00:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the app store is jam packed with apps that are there for fun, there're for travel, recipes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.50,0:00:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now you have apps for AAC.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.94,0:01:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we first started to take notice of apps, this was way back in 2009,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.92,0:01:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and things have moved quickly especially with the release of the ipad
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.42,0:01:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to tell you about the apps that I know
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.58,0:01:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is part of the Proloue2go design by AssistiveWare.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.66,0:01:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it will not look dissimilar to a lot of the AAC programs that you've used before.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.55,0:01:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Predictable, a text to speech based app with sophisticated word prediction engine
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.99,0:01:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is designed to improve efficiency in getting your message across.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.22,0:01:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus it has the useful features of being able to SMS, Email, Facebook, and tweet.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.94,0:01:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Scene & Heard, it takes visual scene approach to augmented communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.90,0:01:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take a photo on your ipad and then you edit it to make it an interactive page with hot spots to play your video and audio message.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.92,0:01:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it to pop up symbols or to link to another page.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.50,0:01:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this all happens on a very common piece of equipment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.54,0:01:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There have been over 30 million ipads sold in the last year.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.10,0:01:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many iphones and ipods did you see on the tube on your way here today?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.78,0:02:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these apps sit alongside all your other apps like email, music, or even angry birds.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.75,0:02:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.76,0:02:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the ipad and the iphone do have some inbuilt accessibility features
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.06,0:02:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like voice over which enables you to run your hand over the screen and it will speak aloud as you tap on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.63,0:02:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus they're devices that you can integrate, like the switch box, to make them accessibile.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.50,0:02:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think one of the biggest things going for the ipad or the iphone is the cool factor.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.55,0:02:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've seen teenagers who've abandoned their previous AAC devices in the years before
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.39,0:02:34.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who are now independently programming their apps and showing their mates how to download songs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.26,0:02:38.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But communication for people using AAC is not just being able to have face-to-face conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.54,0:02:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want to be able to use social media and exciting tools like skype, and facebook, and facetime
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.58,0:02:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to chat to their friends and family
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.70,0:02:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how is using an ipad different to using a designated device?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.31,0:02:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well some of the things going for an ipad are that it's easy to use
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.17,0:03:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It loads up straight away, and the touch screen is responsive, and the operating system is intuitive both to the user and to the people programming it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.08,0:03:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many of the traditional AAC companies are now commissioning apps.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.38,0:03:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And certainly put a focus on the need for affordability and innovation across all platforms to meet the needs of a changing client
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.06,0:03:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who demands the latest in technology
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.34,0:03:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well of course the ipad is not the answer for everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.82,0:03:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while there's plenty of hype, as clinicians we continue to ensure that we provide the most appropriate option based on our assessments
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.26,0:03:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The paper I'm about to show you sets out a simple reasoning process
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.11,0:03:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at how clinicians go about considering if an i device might be an option
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.70,0:03:40.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then how the i device might be then used
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.78,0:03:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has come out in response to what seems like a big shift in this area
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.94,0:03:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also the high profile media reports, especially in the US
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.67,0:03:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which led to many families rushing to their speech therapist to demand an ipad
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.92,0:03:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.08,0:03:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the challenge is then that the clinicians need to be up to speed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.94,0:03:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the range of apps currently available and then keep up with all the new ones
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.74,0:03:59.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that keep coming out
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.100,0:04:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of these apps are complete rubbish
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.62,0:04:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and others will be applicable to some of your clients needs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.67,0:04:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at last count there's a hundred and ten communication related apps on the app store
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.84,0:04:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's important to sort them out and identify what might be useful in your assessment kit
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.21,0:04:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clinicians also need to know the difference between an ipad and other tablets
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.50,0:04:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what different operating systems are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.26,0:04:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how they're going to use it, and how they're going to manage them within their departments
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.55,0:04:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to know about the features the apps have
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.23,0:04:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look at how they're customisable and how they might work for our clients
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.75,0:04:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Considering their needs now and in the future
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.02,0:04:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to complete assessments that look at all of the operational aspects
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.50,0:04:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like 'does the school have wifi?', 'how am I going to sync to itunes?',
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.08,0:04:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to see how the person is using the device in a rage of settings with a range of people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.46,0:04:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to assess in real world settings
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.10,0:05:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm racing along
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.75,0:05:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.22,0:05:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry. Really our role hasn't changed. This is what we do anyway
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.58,0:05:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just need to make sure that we're keeping up to date with the latest technology
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.91,0:05:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we know where to find out more about which apps or which device
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.94,0:05:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be suitable for our particular clients
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.07,0:05:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you'd like to contact us we can certainly come out and show you what we've found
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.26,0:05:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[applause]
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