Telling Tales: Unlocking the Potential of AAC Technologies

Annalu Waller

doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12449

Telling Tales: Unlocking the Potential of AAC Technologies

Annalu Waller (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) has been transformed by the social media revolution made possible by the emergence of mobile technology. The cumbersome dedicated devices of the 1970s have evolved into a burgeoning AAC app industry. However, the limited use and abandonment of AAC technologies remains high. Unlocking the untapped potential of technology requires a paradigm shift in the design of AAC technologies by building systems that minimize the cognitive load placed on users, adapting to their individual physical and language needs. Telling Tales shares insights and stories of how the combination of user-centred design, interdisciplinary research and the application of intelligent computing is providing a vision of future generations of AAC technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-169
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
Volume	54
Issue number	2
Early online date	30 Dec 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12449
Publication status	Published - Mar 2019

Keywords

augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
motor speech disorders
narrative
oromotor
social interaction
assistive technology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Speech and Hearing
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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Telling Tales: Unlocking the Potential of AAC Technologies

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ACE-LP - Augmenting Communication Using Environmental Data to Drive Language Prediction (Joint with University of Cambridge)

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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

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