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Buttons and Switches

How buttons are used

Passfield Park School uses an assistive learning devices known as buttons. Buttons are a switch activated, electronic type devices. They assist students with their communication by allowing the student to record a request or greeting in their own voice, and to playback the recording to a teacher, parent or another student.  

A student using a button to switch on a recording to assist in his communication.
Image: A student using a button to switch on a recording to assist in his communication.

This is a button with a single switch that has voice recording capabilities. It is useful for requesting items, gaining attention, greeting/farewelling and requesting ‘more'. Object symbols can be velcroed to the switch.

The button image on the right has an image attached to help students to communicate the word "help".

A button with an image attached to help students to communicate the word "help".
Image: A button to communicate the word "help".

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