Simple Widgets

Modified on Wed, 14 Jan at 2:46 PM

Most of these are located in the Widgets folder unless specified.

Current Date
Current Time
First / Then board
Freeze Page
Hold on
Keyboard
Search
Visual Schedule
Volume
PIN Practice board
Scripts

See also Calendar Widget.

Icon	Description
	Current Date This widget speaks the current date, including the weekday and year.
	Current Time This widget speaks the current time.
	First / Then board First Then boards are helpful in communicating consequences or cause-n-effect. In this example, you have to take your meds, then you can get get access to your dog. You can use the same vocabulary and visuals your QVoicer has access to. The plus button can also add more to the First/Then board.
	Freeze Page This widget disables the "Auto-Home" feature and lets the user stay on this page, even after tapping on the button or sentence bar.
	Hold on This button bypasses the Sentence Bar and speaks immediately. It should be used for emergency phrases like "I am about to have a seizure". We've also modified this widget for the Words of Affirmation folder:
	Keyboard This brings up a textfield and the system keyboard so you can type whatever you want
	Scripts / Jokes / Pledges This widget allows you to speak multiple predefined lines. In the case of the JOKEs, it forces the QVoicer to use each line in sequential order, as well as wait for the line to finish. This is a fun way to teach reciprocal interactions between peers or allow QVoicers to recite lines or passages. Click here for more details on how to create Scripts.
	Search This searches as you type and allows you to create new button if it doesn't exist in the system.
	Visual Schedule Visual schedule are helpful in communicating what is coming next, while using the same vocabulary and visuals your QVoicer has access to.
	Volume This is only available on devices (not web). Since the Volume buttons are difficult to access for some of our QVoicers (i.e. Quinn), we created a friendlier way to access the volume controls via her AAC grid.
	PIN Practice Widget This allows QVoicers to practice number recognition and sequencing, similar to what you would use to unlock a phone. PIN practice has many practical uses like making a phone call, working a microwave, or enter a PIN number. There is a grayed out HINT at the top to show you the PIN to practice. After a few successful entries, the HINT will disappear. After each successful PIN, we will play a fart, burp, or chime ... because that's our humor these days.