The partners in the RERC on AAC presented an update on research and development activities at ATIA 2018
Archive | Research
Communication supports for people with motor speech disorders
Hanson and Fager describe communication supports that can enhance participation, as described in the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Patient provider communication across medical settings
Nordness and Beukelman highlight strategies to support consistent, effective patient–provider communication in various medical settings
Patient-provider communication for people with severe dysarthria
Beukelman and Nordness discuss policy and system change for patient provider communications in medical situations.
Student Engineering Partnerships for Fall 2017
The RERC on AAC partnered with three student engineering Learning Factory teams at Penn State University in the fall of 2017
ATIA 2018
RERC on AAC partners will present at ATIA 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Videos with integrated AAC visual scene displays
O’Neill and colleagues evaluated the effects of videos with integrated visual scene displays (VSDs) on task completion in community settings by an adolescent with ASD
Effects of Literacy Interventions on Single-Word Reading for Individuals Who Use AAC: A Systematic Review
At the 2017 ASHA Conference, Kelsey Mandak presented on the effects of single-word literacy interventions for individuals who use AAC.
Optimizing AAC display design for individuals with disabilities: Contributions of eye-tracking research.
Wilkinson et al presented research on methods of optimizing AAC display designs for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities at ASHA 2017
Visual Scene Displays with Dynamic Text: Effects on Word Reading for Preschoolers with ASD
Kelsey Mandak presented research on the use of VSDs with dynamic texts to promote the transition from the use of graphic AAC symbols to orthographic text for individuals with ASD at ASHA 2017