Child Friendly Tablet Case (T3, AAC Incubator)
This project group was tasked with designing a model for a tablet case that met the needs of the PSU Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and the needs of the children and instructors using the tablet.
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Assessment, Rehabilitation and Control
Christoph Guger and Melanie Fried-Oken will present on a workshop on Brain-Computer Interfaces for Assessment, Rehabilitation and Control at RESNA (Denver, Colorado) on June 14.
RESNA 2015
Please join the RERC on AAC at RESNA 2015 in Denver, Colorado
Radio Interview on WHYY (NPR, Philadelphia)
David McNaughton discussed the research and development activities of the RERC on AAC with Steven Trader of WHYY (NPR, Philadelphia)
Integrating Speech Recognition into AAC Technology (Fager & Jakobs, 2015)
Fager and Jakobs presented their work on integrating speech recognition into AAC technology at ATIA (2015).
AAC interventions to maximize language development for young children
Janice Light (Penn State University) describes strategies to maximize language development for young children with complex communication needs, including children with cerebral palsy, autism, and other developmental delays.
RESNA Student Design Competition
The RERC on AAC will provide website support for the RESNA Student Design Competition in 2015. The competition provides an opportunity for rehabilitation engineering students to share their capstone projects, and each year student teams are invited to present their work at the RESNA conference.
Supporting Communication of Individuals with Minimal Movement (webcast)
In this free webcast, Susan Fager and David Beukelman describe AAC technology for persons with minimal movement
AAC for Persons with Primary Progressive Aphasia (webcast)
In this free webcast, Melanie Fried-Oken describes her research on AAC intervention for people with primary progressive aphasia.
ATIA – 2015
RERC on AAC partners Susan Fager and Tom Jakobs presented at ATIA 2015 in Orlando, Florida