Technological resources for Augmentative Communication
The development and popularization of mobile technologies has been a huge contribution for those who require Augmentative and/or Alternative Communication Systems in their daily lives.
Many people with autism make use of such systems based primarily on using images to relate to other people.
This webinapp will explain the starting points needed to use such resources in specialized intervention, discuss the most widely used methodologies and show examples of widely used applications in this field.
Vice President and founding patron of the AUCAVI Foundation, Technical Director of the AUCAVI Foundation, advisor to AQUA Johannesburg, creator of PEAPO (Computer Environmental Structuring Program for people with ASD), and promoter of different projects related to the application of ICTs with people with ASD.
Co-founder of Doble Equipo (Double Team). Has a Masters in Audition and Language and also a Masters in Inclusive Education. A person who is passionate about education, childhood and technology. An activist for human diversity and firm believer in the power of education in the construction of all-encompassing societies. For anybody and everybody.