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Crossing the communication chasm. 跨越沟通鸿沟。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2499681

Melissa Crisp-Cooper

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Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions. 支持身体残疾人士的有效替代途径：科学现状、新兴技术和未来研究方向。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676

Heidi Koester, Susan Koch Fager, Jessica Gormley, Erik Jakobs, Kelli Johnsen, Jon Brumberg

{"title":"Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions.","authors":"Heidi Koester, Susan Koch Fager, Jessica Gormley, Erik Jakobs, Kelli Johnsen, Jon Brumberg","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676","url":null,"abstract":"Alternative access methods accommodate an individual's specific physical disability, by adjusting the typical keyboard/mouse/touchscreen interface or using an alternative interface such as head controls, eye trackers, or switches. Ideally, they allow for efficient and comfortable use of any computing device, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones. This paper reviews the literature to address two main questions: how well do existing access methods meet users' needs? And what is the best way to choose the \"right\" access method(s) for a given individual? We report on typing speeds for various access methods across 57 studies, as well as experimental multimodal access methods across 34 papers. Results support the intuitive understanding that the access method affects the end user's experience and productivity. We also reviewed 33 papers and resources related to alternative access assessment and service provision. Existing evidence remains emerging and suggests that use of a systematic, user-centered approach to alternative access assessment may reap significant benefits, including better team performance and improved user satisfaction. Yet although many alternative access assessment resources are available, providers may not always use them. While today's alternative access methods can be an impactful means of enabling participation for people with physical disabilities, there is room for improvement, both in the access methods themselves, as well as their associated service provision and support. To identify and implement these improvements, the field needs research and development that is fully inclusive of people with disabilities in all phases of the work. We list some additional priorities for future work.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144112326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Overcoming barriers to literacy for individuals who need or use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions. 为需要或使用AAC的个人克服识字障碍：生活经验、主要研究成果和未来方向。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2502032

Janice Light, Christine Holyfield, David McNaughton, Dana Nieder, Jamie Preece

{"title":"Overcoming barriers to literacy for individuals who need or use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions.","authors":"Janice Light, Christine Holyfield, David McNaughton, Dana Nieder, Jamie Preece","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2502032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2502032","url":null,"abstract":"Literacy supports participation in education, employment, healthcare, and community living, and enhances communication for individuals who need or use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Research has demonstrated that individuals with developmental disabilities who need or use AAC can successfully acquire a wide range of literacy skills when provided with effective tools and evidence-based, adapted instruction delivered by trained professionals. Unfortunately, individuals who need or use AAC typically face significant barriers to literacy learning: (1) They may be excluded from literacy instruction or only have access to instruction that requires spoken responses severely limiting their participation; (2) Their service providers may not be trained to provide effective instruction; and (3) They may not have access to AAC that supports the transition to literacy. Future research is urgently required to: develop and evaluate adapted assessment and instruction; improve professional training; and ensure uptake of evidence-based literacy instruction in schools. Future technology development is required to: support the transition from graphic symbols to literacy; build a text-rich environment to support literacy learning; and assist service providers in instructional decision making and material adaptation. Future research and development must prioritize inclusion of individuals who use AAC in meaningful roles to maximize relevancy and impact.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144112323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Consideration of artificial intelligence applications for interpreting communicative movements by individuals with visual and/or motor disabilities. 考虑人工智能在解释视觉和/或运动障碍个体的交流运动中的应用。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2495905

Krista M Wilkinson, Dawn J Sowers, Lynn R Elko, Mitchell Case, Sharon Redmon, Kevin Williams, Tanuj Namdeo, Syed Billah

{"title":"Consideration of artificial intelligence applications for interpreting communicative movements by individuals with visual and/or motor disabilities.","authors":"Krista M Wilkinson, Dawn J Sowers, Lynn R Elko, Mitchell Case, Sharon Redmon, Kevin Williams, Tanuj Namdeo, Syed Billah","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2495905","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2495905","url":null,"abstract":"Access to speech-language therapies that promote optimal communication outcomes is a fundamental right outlined by the United Nation's Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as the Communication Bill of Rights of the National Joint Committee on the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities. For many individuals, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) offers an important set of supports for realizing this critical human right. Yet despite a strong evidence base, many AAC systems are not tailored to the support needs of individuals with visual and/or motor impairments. In this paper we explore the potential for artificial intelligence to interpret body-based communicative movements (including gestures) into speech output. The team, which includes individuals with motor impairments, developed and tested a prototype application that shifts the burden of access off the AAC user and onto the application, through the use of body-based sensors. The effort demonstrated proof of concept that the prototype could learn meaningful idiosyncratic gestures and ignore unintentional ones. Movement sensors interpreted the gestures regardless of the user's or communication device's position, reducing constraints on its usability, potentially increasing the flexibility of AAC access. Dedicated research is needed to confirm this possibility.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Using microanalysis to capture interactions involving aided AAC technologies. 使用微量分析捕捉涉及辅助AAC技术的相互作用。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2498990

Danielle T Nader, Antara Satchidanand, Sofia Benson-Goldberg, Jeff Higginbotham

{"title":"Using microanalysis to capture interactions involving aided AAC technologies.","authors":"Danielle T Nader, Antara Satchidanand, Sofia Benson-Goldberg, Jeff Higginbotham","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2498990","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2498990","url":null,"abstract":"Individuals with communication disabilities often use augmentative and alternative communication technologies (AAC-T) to facilitate in-person conversations. However, social interactions using AAC-T are complex and frequently characterized by delays and miscommunications. Microanalysis involving detailed video-based transcription is a valuable method for studying these interactions, providing insights into how participants use AAC-T to achieve mutual understanding and manage conversational flow. Microanalytic transcription's iterative and interpretive nature requires thoughtful decision-making about what is transcribed and how this information is represented. This article describes an approach to conducting microanalytic transcription of interactions mediated by AAC-T. This includes decision making about the level of transcription detail to include, approaches to training transcribers, and maintaining accuracy of transcription conventions. Relevant considerations will be presented in both developing this approach and training student transcribers to translate theoretical knowledge of transcription to operational skills. Implications and considerations for future research adopting similar approaches to microanalysis are discussed.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144036198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Move to learn: considerations for providing upright, hands-free, self-initiated mobility to children with severe physical and communication disabilities. 移动学习：为有严重身体和沟通障碍的儿童提供直立、免提、自主行动能力的考虑。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2495903

Fei Luo, Sarah W Blackstone

{"title":"Move to learn: considerations for providing upright, hands-free, self-initiated mobility to children with severe physical and communication disabilities.","authors":"Fei Luo, Sarah W Blackstone","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2495903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2495903","url":null,"abstract":"Development in children is sometimes described as a series of isolated milestones, e.g., first smile, first word, sitting, crawling, first step, and so on, even though that is not actually how human development unfolds. Rather, many of the skills that emerge during childhood are better understood using neuroplasticity, dynamic systems theory, and embodied cognition. Based on these findings and theories, we explore the potential impact that upright, hands-free, self-initiated mobility can have on children with severe physical and communication disabilities who use augmentative and alternative communication, specifically focusing on their growth in communicative competence. We discuss research that demonstrates the benefits to children with different physical abilities when they engage in upright, hands-free, self-initiated mobility. This article reflects the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth by considering the importance of identifying functional communication needs and goals, taking into account participation barriers, communication limitations, and personal and environmental factors. We advocate for adopting family-centered, interprofessional collaborative service delivery models that more directly align with current theories of human development. Finally, we call for the adoption of implementation science to help bridge the existing gaps between theory and evidence-based practices.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Introduction to the forum on the role of basic science in AAC access. 关于基础科学在AAC获取中的作用论坛的介绍。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2495906

Krista M Wilkinson, Dawn J Sowers

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Identifying P300 brain-computer interface training strategies for AAC in children: a focus group study. 确定儿童AAC的P300脑机接口训练策略：焦点小组研究。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-04-27 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2495912

Kevin M Pitt, Jamie B Boster

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Attitude matters: barriers to participation and learning for students who use AAC. 态度很重要：使用AAC的学生参与和学习的障碍。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2488457

Karen M Congram

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Speech-language therapists perspectives on tele-augmentative and alternative communication (tele-AAC) across three low-and middle-income countries. 三个低收入和中等收入国家的语言治疗师对远程辅助和替代沟通（远程- aac）的看法。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2476143

Nimisha Muttiah, Kerstin M Tönsing, Amanda Blackwell, Juan Bornman, Karla Armendariz, Kathryn D R Drager

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