Study Guide for RESNA ATP Exam 2024 Questions and Answers

Study Guide for RESNA ATP Exam 2024 Questions and Answers Numeric Code - CORRECT ANSWER-AAC coding technique in which a number stands for a word, phrase, or sentence. Communicate quickly with fewer keystrokes Abbreviation Expansion - CORRECT ANSWER-AAC device automatically expands the abbreviation into the expanded word. abd = abduction Coverage Vocabularies - CORRECT ANSWER-provide basic communication topics as well as concepts for people who cannot spell - words, symbols, or pictures Acceleration Vocabularies - CORRECT ANSWER-intended to increase the rate of communication for people who can spell - letter codes stand for words, phrases, and sentences Semantic Encoding - CORRECT ANSWER-pictures/symbols/icons represent words, phrases, and sentences. Icons have potential for multiple meanings Predictive Selection - CORRECT ANSWER-Icon prediction feature used with scanning Predictive Scanning - CORRECT ANSWER-predictive approach based on the frequency with which certain letters follow others in English Word Prediction and Word Completion - CORRECT ANSWER-displays words or phrases a user is typing based on what has already been typed Fixed Predictive Devices - CORRECT ANSWER-stored vocabulary that never changes - very predictable and helps the user develop motor and cognitive patterns that make retrieval faster Adaptive Predictive Devices - CORRECT ANSWER-change the order of words keeping most frequently used words at the top of the list Eye-Controlled Communication Systems - CORRECT ANSWER-for people with severe limb limitations but good eye and head control. Keyguard - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-device presents available choices continuously. Users must be able to wait for selection and activate accurately at the correct time Step scanning - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-User holds switch to scan, releases to select Instructions - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-Human Activity/Assistive Technology Model Human Activity Assistive Technology Context - CORRECT 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? Follow-up versus Follow-along - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-Most common type of INDIRECT selection in which consumer uses a switch to select option when highlighted Directed Scanning - CORRECT ANSWER-user initiates scanning process then selects option with a joystick or other switch. This is the fastest indirect selection method Acceptance Time - CORRECT ANSWER-the length of time a user pauses at a choice during directed scanning Coded Access - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-size, shape, weight, number of targets, size of targets, and amount of space between targets Visual Perception - CORRECT ANSWER-process of assigning meaning to visual input Environmental Interface - CORRECT ANSWER-the part of the assistive device that takes in information from the world (cameras and microphones are examples) Once an ATP has chosen a potential device... - CORRECT ANSWER-...ideally the ATP will conduct a trial with the actual devic