In this research study, children and adolescents with ASD made use of a Transition to Literacy feature in an AAC app.
Archive | Presentation
Visual/cognitive processing demands of keyboard layouts for individuals with & without TBI (Fager et al, 2016)
This poster session at ASHA 2016 examined the visual-cognitive processing demands of using an ABC and QWERTY onscreen keyboard by individuals with and without TBI.
Designing AAC systems to enhance language & communication development (Light, 2016)
This session shared results from many research studies to improve the design of AAC apps to increase appeal, reduce learning demands, and support language, literacy, and communication.
ASHA 2016
RERC on AAC partners Susan Fager and Janice Light presented at ASHA 2016 in Philadelphia PA (November 17-19, 2016)
Using human factors to evaluate emerging Augmented Reality (AR) Technologies (Richtsmeier & Light, 2017)
Recent advances in the field of augmented reality present a new opportunity for AAC systems that are more contextually integrated, relevant and cognitively salient.
AAC Family Voices (Ellenson, Ellenson, Nazareth, & Nazareth)
Richard and Thomas Ellenson, and Godfrey and Sweta Nazareth, present on the impact of AAC on the family in this USSAAC sponsored webcast.
‘Crushing it!’ with AAC – Godfrey Nazareth
Our sincere thanks to Godfrey Nazareth who visited students and faculty in the Family Centered and Consumer Responsive AAC Services course on October 5, 2016.
ISAAC 2016
RERC on AAC partners David Beukelman, Melanie Fried-Oken, and Janice Light presented in Toronto, Canada, for ISAAC 2016, August 8 – 11, 2016.
Creating an international collaboration for synergy between AAC and BCI (Fried-Oken et al, 2016).
The purposes of this workshop are to engage the rehabilitation engineering community to further describe the challenges and opportunities that currently exist for BCI-AAC synergy.
Applying the stages of development: Experiences, challenges, and strategies from the RERC on AAC (Light & Jakobs, 2016)
Our goals were to share the experience of the RERC on AAC at each stage of development, and to share the story of one R & D project