The B'A'Bar The Tool for Communication

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The B.A.Bar - The Tool for Communication

• ATNAD
• Tara Canty U of Virginia, Charlottesville,
  VA
• Julia Goldkamp U of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• Jeanne Trower U of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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Get Acquainted with B.A.Bar

• Pass out devices
• Introduce functions features
• Demonstrate provide hands-on
• How to listen to, create, erase messages

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Schedule of Activities

• Introduction to BaBar
• Split into groups and practice programming
  communication book
• Uses of BaBar in a variety of settings
• Following directions activity with BaBar
• Telephone conversation using BaBar
• Play Go Fish using BaBar
• Discussion of uses of BaBar with various
  populations

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B.A.Bar Product Functions
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B.A.Bar Product Features

• Record and playback up to 1850 messages
• Light-weight and portable
• Easily accessible volume control
• Up to 4 hours of recorded messages
• 3 levels of voice quality

• Rechargeable battery-up to 12 hours of use
• USB connection for memory transfer and backup
• Standard recharging and quick charging
• Optional carrying case or shoulder strap
• External speaker jacks

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B.A.Bar Demonstrations

• Quick Message
• Listen
• Create
• Erase
• Barcode Message
• Listen
• Create
• Erase

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B.A.Bar Listen to a Quick Message

• Provides the user the ability to speak a message
  without a barcode
• Emergency
• Call 911
• I need my insulin
• Frequently used phrases
• I cant speak but I can understand you
• I love you
• I need help
• Im thirsty
• I need to go to the bathroom
• Lets play a game
• Im done
• Leave me alone
• Quick Message Button 1 has already been
  programmed
• Press quick message button 1 to listen to the
  message

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B.A.Bar Create a Quick Message

• Press button 2, 3, or 4
• You will hear press and speak
• Press and hold Recording button
• Speak a message
• Release Recording button
• Press button again to confirm message

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B.A.Bar Erase a Quick Message

• Scan the barcode ERASE A MESSAGE
• You will hear select a message to be erased
• Press quick message button
• You will hear do you really want to erase this
  message?
• Scan the barcode YES
• You will hear message erased

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B.A.Bar Listen to a Barcode Message

• Provides the user the ability to speak a message
  by scanning a barcode
• The barcode on your folder has already been
  programmed
• Scan this barcode to listen to the message

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B.A.Bar Create a Barcode Message

• Choose a message (word, phrase, sentence, noise,
  music)
• Attach a barcode label to desired item (object,
  picture, book)
• Programming Mode
• Scan barcode
• B.A.Bar will state press speak
• Record
• Press hold Record button
• Speak message
• Release Record button
• B.A.Bar will repeat message
• Confirm Memorize
• If happy, re-scan barcode
• To re-record message, wait a few seconds and go
  back to Programming Mode

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• VIDEO

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Get Acquainted with Each Other Lets Program

• What you will need
• B.A.Bar
• List of Useful Barcodes sheet
• Getting to Know Each Other Activity sheet
  (blue)
• Communication Book
• Barcode labels (optional)
• Be creative

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Get Acquainted with Each Other Lets Interact

• What you will need
• B.A.Bar
• Getting to Know Each Other Activity sheet
  (blue)
• Programmed Communication Book
• A Partner

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B.A.Bar Discussion