User Experience Uncovered: The Good, the Bad, and the Feature Matching

Presenter(s)

Event Details

Topic:

augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Format:

poster session

Subject Level:

beginner

Age Span:

kindergarten - grade 6
grades 7-12

Target Audience:

AT specialist
educator
special educator
speech language pathologist
university professor / personnel

Professional Development Credits

Location:

Veranda 7

Description:

High AAC system abandonment rates persist due to inadequate selection processes. Special education teachers and speech-language pathologists report feeling underprepared to match AAC systems to students’ complex communication needs. This mixed-methods study examined practitioner perspectives on feature matching decision-making matrices designed to guide AAC system selection. Participants included pre- and in-service special education teachers and speech-language pathologists from two southern U.S. school districts. The presentation will share the participants’ perspectives on the matrices, their advantages and disadvantages, and other future practical implications for feature-matching.

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

• As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to describe key components of feature matching decision-making matrices for AAC system selection.

• As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to outline the advantages and limitations of using decision-making matrices.

• As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to identify the essential components of a comprehensive AAC assessment.

Disclosures:

We do not have any financial or potential conflicts of interest to disclosure.
We do not have any financial or potential conflicts of interest to disclosure.
We do not have any financial or potential conflicts of interest to disclosure.