Communicating Choices in the Hospital
– AAC user: hospitalized children and adolescents with a wide variety of developmental and/or acquired disabilities
– Communication partner: inpatient health care providers
– Target skill: offering choices
Acquired disabilities
Access Technology for AAC and Adults
In a recent podcast for Speech Uncensored, Dr. Susan Fager discussed her research on access and communication technology
Supporting Communication of Individuals with Minimal Movement
Susan Fager and David Beukelman describe AAC services for people with minimal movement capability, including individuals with brainstem stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillan Barre’ Syndrome, and chronic myasthenia gravis.
“Barely getting warmed up”: My use of AAC to achieve big bold dreams
Godfrey Nazareth describes his use of AAC to pursue his goals in work and society
Building a better BCI: The value of input from people with complex communication needs
In this interview with Dr Melanie Fried-Oken, Greg Bieker describes his communication strategies and his role in working with the Oregon Health and Science University BCI research team.
The sky is only the beginning: Living life without limits
Godfrey Nazareth describes his experiences as a person with a diagnosis of ALS, and his use of AAC to support his life as a husband, a father, a medical researcher, avionics expert, and airplane pilot.
Communication support for People with ALS
AAC acceptance and use for people with ALS have increased during the past decade
AAC for aphasia: Visual Scene Displays
David Beukelman and colleagues (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) review the research and development activities associated with the Visual Scenes Display (VSD) Project
AAC for persons with primary progressive aphasia
Melanie Fried-Oken (Oregon Health and Science University) describes her research on AAC intervention for people with primary progressive aphasia.
Adaptive Access: Key Design Considerations
Dr. Susan Fager and Dr. Jeff Higginbotham present on Key Design Considerations for People with Communication, Motor, and Cognitive Challenges
Language and learning: Cognitive science considerations in the design of AAC technologies for children and adults
Dr. Melanie Fried-Oken and Dr. Janice Light present on cognitive science considerations in the design of AAC technologies for children and adults
AAC: A User’s Perspective
Colin Portnuff challenges us to look past disability, voice and language to see people—their emotions, their values and their character—and to appreciate the impact that our work can have on people’s lives.