Bela Tagarela: aplicação móvel para comunicação aumentativa e alternativa

Abstract: This paper presents the development of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) application for mobile devices, designed for children and teenagers with verbal communication disabilities. The goal of this paper is to expatiate about the creation process of application, its functionalities and differential. There are several features of CAA available, but a lot of them are insufficient for the users, either by the reduced quantity of the expressions or for lack of resource portability. With the intention to minimize this problematic, a research on the Assistive Technology theoretical foundation (AT) was initially made, as well as a tool revision of AAC for mobile and tablets that are already available. After this research, an application for communication by device mobile was developed. As a result of this research, Bela Tagarela was created, an AAC application focused on making the use easier and more attractive for the user. With this paper, it is expected that there will be a constant progress towards low cost and accessible Assistive Technology development, in order to reduce the limitation of people with disabilities.\r\nKeywords: Assistive Technology. Augmentative Communication. Alternative Communication. Inclusion. Mobile application.