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| College/Department : |
College of Applied Health Sciences - Disability and Human Development
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| Program : |
Assistive Technology Certificate Program
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| Dates : |
01/14/2010 - 05/07/2010 |
| Credits : |
3 graduate semester credit hours
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| Tuition/Fees: |
$370 per semester credit hour tuition,
plus $15 per semester credit hour administrative fee (nonrefundable).
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| Comments : |
DHD 554 is part of the Department of Disability and Human Development’s Certificate in Assistive Technology. Although you do not have to be a participant in the certificate program to take this course, students interested in applying it towards the Certificate in Assistive Technology are encouraged to visit the department’s Institute on Disability and Human Development website. There, you can find information about applying for the program as well as information about the courses that are part of the certificate. You can also reach the department by phone at (312) 413-1647 (voice) or (312) 413-0453 (TTY).
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| Description : |
This course covers a range of augmentative communication assessment strategies and evaluation materials utilizing case examples for discussion of specific approaches for different ages, disabilities, and settings. Special topics include vocabulary selection, communication display design, features of electronic communication aids, funding speech-generating devices, strategies for beginning communicators and partners, vision issues and the relationship between behavior and communication for individuals with complex communication needs. Students work with a wide range of speech-generating devices to conduct feature analyses of systems and to gain hands-on experience using a variety of access methods, rate enhancement techniques and vocabulary expansion tools. |
| Prerequisites : |
Course offered to Graduate ONLY
DHD 440 - Introduction to Assistive Technology |
| Audit Option : |
No |
| Instructor(s): |
Patricia Politano, Clinical Assistant Professor
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| Location : |
University of Illinois at Chicago
Disability, Health & Social Policy Building (DHSP)
»Room : 448
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago
Illinois
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| Schedule : |
| Thursday |
5:00 PM |
To |
7:30 PM |
Class will not meet during Spring Break, March 22-26, 2010.
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| Enrollment Deadline : |
Two weeks prior to the first class
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| This course is a regular UIC campus course (listed in the UIC Schedule of Classes) in which a limited number of seats is available for continuing education students. If you are a regularly admitted UIC student and wish to enroll in this course, you must enroll in the campus section of that course by using Student Self-Service. |
