Introduction

What is Agenda AAC?

Agenda AAC is a calendar application for people with intellectual disabilities that make them more anxious and less autonomous throughout the day. We were inspired by the paper version 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 event feedback through synthetic voice and provides access to a pictogram search engine ARASAAC, Sclera, Mulberry, and others. Importing images from the photo library is also possible. Agenda AAC has a notification system to facilitate autonomy.

Summer 2024: Entry of Agenda AAC into 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 soon on iOS. It is also possible to access the application simply on 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 possible only for event visualization.

How to Use?

First Time Use

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

The color is related to the day of the week. Let's start by studying the top bar:

1. Event creation button
2. Move to the current day
3. Move 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 (which will appear on the agenda).
2. Start date and end date (determines 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. Address (optional) of the event

Coming Soon: Create sequences and link them to an event

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

 

The event "Return home" has been created, and we can see it in our Agenda. If we click on it, we can view it with more details. A "Voice feedback" button allows reading the full event aloud.

Settings

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

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