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Using Visual Schedule Planner for Bill Payment Reminders

8/23/2013

Need Assistance Remembering to Pay Monthly Bills?

For some of our clients and loved ones, one of the most difficult things about living independently can be the multiple responsibilities that must be juggled...maintaining the home, cleaning up, paying bills, etc.

To help with this, try using Visual Schedule Planner to import in your loved one/client's bills, letting them know when they are due, how much is owed...any details that will assist them in being able to complete this task as independently as possible. You can even set up reminders to give them an audio prompt that the bill is due and must be paid. It would be a good idea to give as much time/leeway as possible when doing this, and even planning these reminders around pay days to avoid the "overwhelm factor" that can come with having more bills than your income will cover at the time.

Set a specific icon for each type of bill for easy reference. You can also set up reminders that will alert the individual when it is time to pay the bill. If it is possible to set up online bill pay, this may make the process faster and easier.

You can get the individual in the habit of checking Week View to see whether any bills are due that week. If each bill is set for a specific date and time each month, it will make this referencing process much easier.

Using a specific time of day for "bill paying" on due dates will help the individual get into the habit of checking to see when/if a bill is due on that particular day. In this example, the due date for the electric bill can easily be seen in Month View.

Notes can also be added to track payment dates. This will avoid double paying, and will give the individual a written record of transactions in case a payment dispute arises.

Independence is a beautiful thing, no matter how you go about achieving it!

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Following Recipe Steps Using FTVS HD

8/19/2013

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For an easy, functional activity that encourages both family time and independent living skills, try using our First Then Visual Schedule HD app for recipes.

To do this, find a simple recipe that is concrete and easy to follow, with minimal steps. Take pictures of each step and create a template for the individual to follow along with. At the end, you can either allow the food item itself to be the end reward, or you can choose another small token to encourage participation.

Create a schedule dedicated to the preparation and/or cooking of the recipe.

Make sure the title is concrete and the corresponding photo represents the activity.

Add as many items as you need to create steps that the individual can follow easily.

Give the final step a motivating image, sound, or other "reward." In this case, the cookie itself would be the reinforcer, coupled with a preferred character.

Once the schedule has the desired steps/appearance, enable timers and set them according to bake/cooling times, prep time, etc.

You can develop more complex recipe "schedules" as the individual learns to follow along with the steps and becomes more familiar with cooking tools. Happy eating!!!

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Creating Memories With Scene Speak

8/12/2013

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Summer is almost at an end! For those of you not in year round school or day programs, it's likely been a VERY long couple of months - full of the usual day-to-day activities, and maybe some fun day trips and vacations thrown into the mix.

For a fun and interactive way to create a digital "scrapbook," take all of those pictures you've been snapping all summer long and upload them into our SceneSpeak app. From there, you can add text for a more book-like retelling of your summertime adventures, or take it to an interactive level by adding hotspots to your images that come alive when your loved one or client taps them.

Adding details about the trip to the images can bring them to life in the individual's memory.

Hotspots can be added (with colored popup text, audio, or both) that can create an interactive and fun experience when recalling trips.

Don't forget large family events! Include visiting friends and family to show the individual how many people care about them.

Once you've created all of your summertime VSDs, you can then add them to a Book, creating your very own personalized digital scrapbook.

This way, the individual can look back upon all of the amazing things they did this summer and recall all of the fun they had. Who knows? It may even become one of their favorite leisure time activities.

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Remembering Important Dates Using Visual Schedule Planner

8/9/2013

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Our Visual Schedule Planner app is great for helping loved ones/clients remember important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. In addition to therapies, doctor appointments, school/day program schedules, routines, etc., it can be used as a tool to mark and remind the user of these dates, so they do not get overlooked.

When you create the event, you can choose to set up a reminder, make the event for the entire day, and add images/video.

In Day View, you can see the event clearly and make any edits/changes to the details.

In Week View, you can view the event along with all of the usual recurring events in your schedule. This can help the individual plan around pay periods to purchase a gift, plan a party, etc.

To view special events in Month View, simply click the star that corrsponds to the date you wish to view, and a list of that day's events (including the special event) will be displayed to the right.

It might also help us remember too!

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Using Visual Schedule Planner for Bill Payment Reminders

Following Recipe Steps Using FTVS HD

Creating Memories With Scene Speak

Remembering Important Dates Using Visual Schedule Planner

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