NOVA chat User’s Guide Page 47
Considering the User’s Cognitive Capabilities
It’s important to consider the user’s current and potential cognitive
capabilities—his or her current literacy level and emerging literacy.
File Literacy Level
VocabPC Developed for those with developmental delays
WordPower Word-based vocabularies for those who are literate
as well as those who are preliterate. “Basic”
versions are available for beginning communicators
and those who need simple language encoding.
MultiChat
15
Developed for those with emerging literacy
Essence Developed for adults with acquired speech
disorders
Additional Considerations
When choosing a vocabulary, keep these additional considerations in
mind.
Screen orientation
Some individuals may work best with pages displayed in landscape
orientation, while others may do better in portrait orientation.
Visual issues
Some people will work best with symbols, while others may do better
with pictures.
Customization
Each individual has unique capabilities. To accommodate these
capabilities, you can modify buttons, pages, and settings to best suit the
device user. Customizations can be made directly on the device or by
using Chat Editor running on a computer.
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