RESNA ATP Exam Study Guide Solutions Updated 2024

Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 1/28 RESNA ATP Exam Study Guide Solutions Updated 2024 Numeric Code - ANSWER-AAC coding technique in which a number stands for a word, phrase, or sentence. Communicate quickly with fewer keystrokes Abbreviation Expansion - ANSWER-AAC device automatically expands the abbreviation into the expanded word. abd = abduction Coverage Vocabularies - ANSWER-provide basic communication topics as well as concepts for people who cannot spell - words, symbols, or pictures Acceleration Vocabularies - ANSWER-intended to increase the rate of communication for people who can spell - letter codes stand for words, phrases, and sentences Semantic Encoding - ANSWER-pictures/symbols/icons represent words, phrases, and sentences. Icons have potential for multiple meanings Predictive Selection - ANSWER-Icon prediction feature used with scanning Predictive Scanning - ANSWER-predictive approach based on the frequency with which certain letters follow others in English Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/28 Word Prediction and Word Completion - ANSWER-displays words or phrases a user is typing based on what has already been typed Fixed Predictive Devices - ANSWER-stored vocabulary that never changes - very predictable and helps the user develop motor and cognitive patterns that make retrieval faster Adaptive Predictive Devices - ANSWER-change the order of words keeping most frequently used words at the top of the list Eye-Controlled Communication Systems - ANSWER-for people with severe limb limitations but good eye and head control. Keyguard - ANSWER-cover made of plexiglass or plastic that fits over a keyboard for people who have difficulty pressing the right key or who produce extra movements as they move key to key Automatic Scanning - ANSWER-device presents available choices continuously. Users must be able to wait for selection and activate accurately at the correct time Step scanning - ANSWER-press switch to move from choice to choice. Must active another switch or wait for acceptance time to elapse to choose. Motor fatigue has potential to be high with this method Inverse Scanning - ANSWER-User holds switch to scan, releases to select Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3/28 Instructions - ANSWER-ATPs should provide written instructions for all equipment and make sure it is accessible to client, cognitively and physically. Provide supplemental instructions if necessary Motor Skills Training Program (3 stages) - ANSWER-1. Activate switch and associate switch with result 2. Activate switch at a certain time consistently 3. Increase array that the user can consistently select in order to improve scanning selection skills HAAT - ANSWER-Human Activity/Assistive Technology Model Human Activity Assistive Technology Context - ANSWER-Operator using AT system properly? Does the system allow user to meet goals for activity? Does the system bridge the gap between the skills the consumer has and the skills needed for the activity? Does the system perform in the physical, social, and cultural environment? Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 4/28 Follow-up versus Follow-along - ANSWER-Follow up = activities that occur immediately after AT is installed Follow-Along = activities that occur over a longer time span, often over a life-time Scanning - ANSWER-Most common type of INDIRECT selection in which consumer uses a switch to select option when highlighted Directed Scanning - ANSWER-user initiates scanning process then selects option with a joystick or other switch. This is the fastest indirect selection method Acceptance Time - ANSWER-the length of time a user pauses at a choice during directed scanning Coded Access - ANSWER-selection method in which the user completes a sequence of movements as a code for each item in a selection set Spatial Characteristics of a Control Interface - ANSWER-size, shape, weight, number of targets, size of targets, and amount of space between targets Visual Perception - ANSWER-process of assigning meaning to visual input Environmental Interface - ANSWER-the part of the assistive device that takes in information from the world (cameras and microphones are exa