Designing effective AAC displays for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities: State of the science and future research directions

J Light, KM Wilkinson, A Thiessen… - Augmentative and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews research on the impact of AAC display variables on visual attention and
performance of children with developmental disabilities and adults with acquired conditions …

Using images with individuals with aphasia: Current research and clinical trends

J Brown, A Thiessen - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose Visuographic supports in the form of images are utilized during assessment and
treatment for individuals with aphasia to supplement speech, language, and cognitive losses …

What's in a photograph? The perspectives of composition experts on factors impacting visual scene display complexity for augmentative and alternative …

KM Pitt, JW McCarthy - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Visual scene displays (VSDs) can support augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) success for children and adults with complex communication needs …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing attitudes towards mutual acculturation in multicultural schools: Conceptualisation and validation of a four-dimensional mutual acculturation …

P Sidler, W Kassis, E Makarova, C Janousch - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Assessment of acculturation attitudes usually has focused on the importance of two
dimensions: first, immigrants' maintenance of cultural heritage and, second, immigrants' …

Judicious arrangement of symbols on a simulated augmentative and alternative communication display optimizes visual attention by individuals with Down syndrome

KM Wilkinson, R Gilmore, Y Qian - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) displays are often
designed as symmetrical row–column grids, with each square in the grid containing a …

Effect of message type on the visual attention of adults with traumatic brain injury

A Thiessen, J Brown, D Beukelman, K Hux… - American journal of …, 2017 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this investigation was to measure the effect of message type (ie,
action, naming) on the visual attention patterns of individuals with and without traumatic …

Personalization of visual scene displays: Preliminary investigations of adults with aphasia, typical females across the age span, and young adult males and females

DR Beukelman, A Thiessen… - Topics in language …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Visual scene displays (VSDs) are becoming an increasingly popular method of message
representation within augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports; …

Naming images in aphasia: effects of graphic representations and photographs on naming performance in persons with and without aphasia

C Reymond, S Widmer Beierlein, C Müller… - Aphasiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Picture naming is a common tool in aphasia diagnosis and therapy. However,
opinions differ as to which type of image (eg, photographs, drawings) is most suitable for …

Visual Scene Displays for Children and Adults: Using Case Studies to Bridge Research and Clinical Practice

DJ Hajjar, K Mulkerin - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this clinical focus article is to share research and clinical
perspectives related to visual scene display (VSD) technology for people who use …

The effect of human engagement depicted in contextual photographs on the visual attention patterns of adults with traumatic brain injury

A Thiessen, J Brown, D Beukelman, K Hux - Journal of communication …, 2017 - Elsevier
Photographs are a frequently employed tool for the rehabilitation of adults with traumatic
brain injury (TBI). Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working with these individuals must …