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The common elements of the InterAACT page sets support continuity and progression across the age and
independence levels. They support the individual’s chronological and communicative growth by maintaining
the following elements in all page sets across the spectrum:
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Physical structure and layout
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Language use elements
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Language structure elements
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User interface framework
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Connections to the user’s environment
InterAACT Visual Scenes
One of the main features in the InterAACT page
sets is the use of visual scenes. Visual scenes
use background images and active areas
(invisible buttons) to set the context for
communication. Once the context is known,
users can select specific messages from a grid
of buttons attached to an item in the scene, or
communication partners can ask questions
based on the scene. The example screens (from
the Adult 6 user) show a visual scene of a dining
room, and the page that is displayed when the
table is selected.
Visual scenes are excellent for communicating
about an environment (bedroom, park, classroom,
etc.). They enable the user to select the item in
the picture that they want to communicate about,
rather than selecting a button. The user can
place active areas over the objects in the
background image and then program the active
areas to speak a message, open a page, play a
recorded sound, send a remote control
command, and more.
The InterAACT page sets provide a wide variety
of ready-made visual scenes. You may also
create your own visual scenes by importing
custom digital pictures into new pages and
placing active labels over the objects of interest
in the picture.
Adult 6 Dining Room page
Adult 6 Dining Room Table page
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