New and emerging access technologies for adults with complex communication needs and severe motor impairments: State of the science
Individuals with complex communication needs often use alternative access technologies to
control their augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, their computers …
control their augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, their computers …
Designing AACs for people with aphasia dining in restaurants
There is a growing need to design augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
devices that focus on supporting quality of life goals, such as increased social participation …
devices that focus on supporting quality of life goals, such as increased social participation …
AACrobat: Using mobile devices to lower communication barriers and provide autonomy with gaze-based AAC
A Fiannaca, A Paradiso, M Shah… - Proceedings of the 2017 …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Gaze-based alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices provide users with
neuromuscular diseases the ability to communicate with other people through only the …
neuromuscular diseases the ability to communicate with other people through only the …
Towards the improvement of augmentative and alternative communication through the modelling of conversation
JL Arnott, N Alm - Computer Speech & Language, 2013 - Elsevier
Non-speaking people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
systems typically have low rates of communication which reduces their ability to interact with …
systems typically have low rates of communication which reduces their ability to interact with …
[PDF][PDF] Assisting social conversation between persons with Alzheimer's disease and their conversational partners
The number of people with dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) continues to grow. One of
the significant impacts of this disease is a decline in the ability to communicate using natural …
the significant impacts of this disease is a decline in the ability to communicate using natural …
[PDF][PDF] Discourse-based modeling for AAC
This paper presents a method for an AAC system to predict a whole response given features
of the previous utterance from the interlocutor. It uses a large corpus of scripted dialogs …
of the previous utterance from the interlocutor. It uses a large corpus of scripted dialogs …
Facilitating awareness and conversation throughput in an augmentative and alternative communication system
J Campbell, A Paradiso, J Beavers, ME Shah… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Speech generating devices, communication systems, and methods for communicating using
the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, a communication system …
the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, a communication system …
EchoTree: Engaged Conversation when Capabilities are Limited
A Paepcke, S Kairam - 2012 - ilpubs.stanford.edu
We describe the collaborative use of word tree visualizations, EchoTrees, to facilitate face-to-
face, and remote communication with speech and movement impaired individuals …
face, and remote communication with speech and movement impaired individuals …
Supporting Communication in Traumatic Brain Injury using AAC
LG Bardach - Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) often experience significant communication
challenges due to pervasive motor, linguistic, and cognitive deficits and may benefit from the …
challenges due to pervasive motor, linguistic, and cognitive deficits and may benefit from the …
Directed personal communication for speech generating devices
J Campbell, A Paradiso, J Beavers, ME Shah… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Speech generating devices, communication systems, and methods for communicating using
the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, the speech generating …
the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, the speech generating …