Introduction

What is Agenda AAC ?

Agenda AAC is a calendar application for people with a mental disability that makes them more anxious and less autonomous during the day. We were inspired by the paper weekly planner we had on our fridge as well as more traditional calendar applications. Agenda AAC helps reduce anxiety and improve the person's autonomy.

We are a team of two telecommunications engineers and started developing Pictalk during our years of study for our younger brother with a disability.

Agenda AAC allows for verbal feedback on events through a synthesized voice and provides access to a pictogram search engine ARASAAC, Sclera, Mulberry, and others. Importing images from your photo library is also possible. Agenda AAC has a notification system to enhance autonomy.

Summer 2024: Agenda AAC entered the testing phase.

Installation

The application is available on Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pictime.www.twa&hl=fr&gl=US) and coming soon to iOS. You can also access the application directly through your web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) at this address: https://application.pictime.org/

You will need to create a free account to access the application.

Once the application is installed, offline use is only possible for viewing events.

How to use it?

First Usage

During your first use, you will be greeted by a colored page. This is your calendar. Don't worry! We will quickly fill it in.

The color varies depending on the day of the week. Let's start by looking at the top bar:

1. Event creation button
2. Go to the current day
3. Go to the previous/next day
4. Go to a specific day of the year
5. Open settings

Create an Event

Here is the event creation menu:

1. Event title (to be displayed on the calendar)
2. Start date and end date (determines the event display order) or lasts all day.
3. Repetition: Unique, Every day/week/month, customizable.
4. Search for pictograms to add to the event or import a photo.
5. Description (optional) of the event that can be read aloud.
6. Location (optional) of the event.

Coming soon: Create sequences and link them to an event.

Here, I'm creating the event "Going home" that will occur "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday" from 5 pm to 6 pm.

 

The event "Going home" has been created, and we can see it on our Calendar. Clicking on it, we can view it in more detail. A "Voice Feedback" button allows reading the entire event aloud.

Settings

Agenda CAA is customizable to suit a wide range of disabilities.

1. Adjustable interface size (Normal, Large, XL)
2. Calendar colors (default, protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia)
3. Dark or light theme
4. Day-to-day display/weekly display.
5. Voice settings (voice, speed, tone)