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Augmentative and Alternative Communication

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication game quiz
"This quiz concerns a range of communication strategies used by people with disabilities to convey or understand a message."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Every healthy person is able to communicate regardless of barriers or age.
    True
    False


2. Any person in the symbolic-intentional (able to comprehend symbols and use them to communicate) communication stage of the communication continuum can use any or all of the symbolic communication strategies.
    True
    False


3. In order of difficulty (easiest-hardest) what is the order of symbols which can be interpreted?
    written word, sign language, pictographs, photos, object symbols (i.e mini objects)----------
    object symbols (i.e mini objects),photos, pictographs, sign language, written word
    sign language, object symbols (i.e mini objects), pictographs, photos, written word----------
    photos, object symbols(i.e mini objects), pictographs, written word, signs language


4. Who is qualified to assess and recommend the most suitable communication strategy for a person to use?
    A carer
    A government body who has never met the disabled person
    A teacher
    A speech pathologist/therapist


5. What is the difference between alternative and augmentative?
    They are interchangeable terms
    Alternative adds to, augmentative replaces
    Alternative replaces, augmentative adds to
    There is no differerence, they're both the same


6. All people with disabilities use augmentative or alternative communication.
    True
    False


7. What type of communication does Stephen Hawking (famous scientist with a physical disability) use?
    Augmentative
    He doesn't communicate
    Conventional
    Alternative


8. Sign language can be used as either an alternative or an augmentative communication strategy.
    True
    False


9. Braille is an alternative communication strategy.
    True
    False


10. What is facilitated communication?
    Where another person assists a person to communicate
    A person communicating through sign language
    An individual communicating independantly
    There is no such thing


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Compiled Jun 28 12