The AAC Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is pleased to provide you with visual scenes templates for low-tech books. The templates are available in full-page, half-page, and index card sizes. If you have a PC computer, use the Publisher templates. If you have a Mac computer, use the Pages templates. Manuals for improving the efficiency of using the templates are provided below.
Low-Tech Visual Scene Manual (PDF) – Publisher Manual (PC) | Pages Manual (Mac)
This manual shows how to create your own templates using either Microsoft Publisher or Apple Pages. The manuals also show how to use the templates.
AAC Templates – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
These templates include a cover page and four half-pages with tabs. This could be used to create a book of important information for persons with aphasia.
Aphasia Templates – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
A variety of template sizes, which include 3x5, full page (landscape and portrait orientations), half-page (landscape and portrait orientations). Files are labeled with names identifying the sizes, along with how many pictures and text symbols are in each file.
Pediatric Context & Symbols Pages – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
Variety of template sizes, which include full page, half-page binding, half-page (landscape and portrait orientations), and index card (landscape and portrait orientations).
Pediatric Context & Symbols Templates (Part 1) – Publisher files 1 (PC) | Pages files 1 (Mac)
Pediatric Context & Symbols Templates (Part 2) – Publisher files 2 (PC) | Pages files 2 (Mac)
Individual templates for pediatric context and symbols can be found here if you prefer not to have the entire booklet of pages (as found in Pediatric Context & Symbols Pages). Files are labeled with names identifying the sizes, along with how many pictures and text symbols are in each file.
Pediatric Social Stories Pages – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
Variety of template sizes, which include full page, half-page binding, half-page (landscape orientation), and index card (landscape and portrait orientations).
Pediatric Social Stories Templates – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
Individual templates for pediatric social stories can be found here if you prefer not to have the entire booklet of pages (as found in Pediatric Social Stories Pages). Files are labeled with names identifying the sizes, along with how many pictures and text symbols are in each file.
Pediatric Storytelling Pages – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
Variety of template sizes, which include full page, half-page (landscape and portrait orientations), and index card (landscape and portrait orientations).
Pediatric Storytelling Templates – Publisher files (PC) | Pages files (Mac)
Individual templates for pediatric storytelling can be found here if you prefer not to have the entire booklet of pages (as found in Pediatric Storytelling Pages). Files are labeled with names identifying the sizes, along with how many pictures and text symbols are in each file.
Webcast: Visual Scene Display Project
Reviews the research and development activities associated with the Visual Scenes Display (VSD) Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Snap Core First Aphasia Page Set
What is a Contextually Relevant Visual Scene? (PDF)
This PowerPoint presentation walks the user through what Visual Scene Displays are, who benefits from them, when and where they are useful, how to make them, and why they help.