Creating Materials Using Augmentative/Alternative Communication Emulation Software

The PASS software download from PRC-Saltillo allows users to run the various augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) language configurations (i.e. Unity, UNIDAD, CoreScanner, LAMP Words for Life, WordPower, Essence) on a Windows computer. The software has features which allow users to create support materials to help teach language such as Smart Charts (displays of the path to get to a specific word) to help locate vocabulary and the creation of manual boards that match the overlay in a person’s communication device. The software is approved to be installed on Windows computers supported by Loudoun County Public Schools. The following video describes how to create examples of instructional materials:

 

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