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3. Halliday James Audio/visual Scheduling

4. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling AbleLink Scheduler Helps people with impaired scheduling skills to live more independently By having their daily schedule on a PDA they can be reminded of events reducing the need for supervision The PDA can be taken with them wherever they go

5. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling AbleLink Scheduler Uses a combination of pictures and spoken words to remind someone to do something, ideal if they have limited literacy The events for the rest of the day are displayed but events that have happened are hidden to avoid confusion

6. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling AbleLink Scheduler Clicking on the date or time will speak them – try it

7. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling AbleLink Scheduler When it is time for an event a prompt screen is shown and an announcement made “There is a message, click on the screen to hear it” The event message is then played back

8. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling AbleLink Scheduler When it is time for an event a prompt screen is shown and an announcement made “There is a message, click on the screen to hear it” The event message is then played back

9. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling AbleLink Scheduler It is also possible to display a “Done” button and to have the message repeat periodically until the Done button is pressed

10. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling Adding reminders To set up an event is simple, it does not need a PC. There is a library of images and the message is recorded simply by pressing the “record” button and speaking.

11. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling Adding reminders There is a comprehensive selection of recurrence patterns and a custom screen which allows irregular occurrences to be set up for the month ahead.

12. Halliday James Audio/visual scheduling Adding reminders The Advanced screen allows the Done button to be activated and also allows another application to be loaded after the reminder has been given. Here a task prompting program will be launched with instructions how to make coffee

13. Halliday James Task Prompting

14. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting AbleLink Task Prompting programs help people who find sequencing difficult. They can be used on PDAs or PCs and provide individualised, step by step instructions for tasks at home or in the workplace

15. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting The programs use a combination of images and spoken instructions to give step by step instructions. The instructions use photographs of the user doing the task and recordings of a familiar voice.

16. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting The programs use a combination of images and spoken instructions to give step by step instructions. The instructions use photographs of the user doing the task and recordings of a familiar voice.

17. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting Instructions can be repeated by clicking on the picture

18. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting A key feature is the ability to provide decision support By offering up to four choices, the instructions can take into account different situations Once a choice has been made subsequent instructions reflect that choice

19. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting Here the amounts of coffee and water relate to making two cups of coffee, if another number had been chosen the amounts would be different.

20. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting Here the amounts of coffee and water relate to making two cups of coffee, if another number had been chosen the amounts would be different.

21. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting As instructions are repeated consistently each time the learning process is optimised and the instruction set can be reduced over time

22. Halliday James AIMS TaskBuilder

23. Halliday James AIMS TaskBuilder TaskBuilder is a simple PC application which allows tasks to be built quickly and easily. By using photographs of the user doing the task themselves and either their own or a familiar voice, the user identifies easily with the task

24. Halliday James AIMS TaskBuilder Each task is built using the editing tabs. The task is built of steps which consist of an image, usually a digital photograph and an Audio instruction which can be recorded on the spot. Choice steps can be used where there are optional pathways through the task

25. Halliday James AIMS TaskBuilder The graphical interface shows the sequence of the task Graphical display of task steps Step Icons Editing Tab Step, black dots show it is the step being edited Choice step allows tasks to include optional pathways Arrows indicate the sequence of the task steps

26. Halliday James Audio/visual task prompting The completed task can be used on a PC or tablet using a suitable player or exported to a PDA for mobile use. Task prompting is a powerful way of providing cognitive support both at home and in the workplace.