The students will create a context for a specific population, i.e., adults with developmental disabilities, regular education 3rd -4th graders, child with Down syndrome in a preschool classroom, a child with autism in regular education 3rd -4th graders, an adult who had a stroke in inpatient rehab, etc. You may design the low-tech AAC either for a specific client (like a specific child with Down syndrome) or make it appropriate/modifiable for multiple clients within that population (adults who had strokes and are in inpatient rehab).
Based on that chosen context, students will provide a list of items appropriate for the identified population. These would be items you would place in a container if we were physically turning this in. For example, for an Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) container, the students may choose bubbles, blocks, switch activated toys, etc. Or, for an adult acute population, the students may choose newspapers/magazines, crossword puzzles, checkbooks, snack items, remote controls, etc. that would reflect possible preferences or activities for a population that was over 50 years of age. Once the items have been chosen, then the student will develop a low-tech communication notebook that provides choices of the items, as well as pages that will allow for development of language appropriate to that context. The format will be for context dependent vocabulary, and the size and configuration of the symbol system will be consistent with that population.
Choose a specific population and write a one paragraph summary (double spaced) of the target population.
