State of the art in AAC: A systematic review and taxonomy

H Curtis, T Neate, C Vazquez Gonzalez - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
People with complex communication needs (CCNs) can use high-tech augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) devices and systems to compensate for communication …

How does HCI understand human agency and autonomy?

D Bennett, O Metatla, A Roudaut… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Human agency and autonomy have always been fundamental concepts in HCI. New
developments, including ubiquitous AI and the growing integration of technologies into our …

Challenges and opportunities in using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies: Design considerations for adults with severe disabilities

F Bircanin, B Ploderer, L Sitbon, AA Bayor… - Proceedings of the 31st …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
There is a growing body of research that demonstrates the value of augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) technologies for children and adults with complex …

Co-Design Beyond Words: 'Moments of Interaction'with Minimally-Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum

C Wilson, M Brereton, B Ploderer, L Sitbon - Proceedings of the 2019 …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Existing co-design methods support verbal children on the autism spectrum in the design
process, while their minimally-verbal peers are overlooked. We describe Co-Design Beyond …

How Does HCI Understand Human Autonomy and Agency?

D Bennett, O Metatla, A Roudaut, E Mekler - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Human agency and autonomy have always been fundamental concepts in HCI. New
developments, including ubiquitous AI and the growing integration of technologies into our …

Accessibility in action: Co-located collaboration among deaf and hearing professionals

EQ Wang, AM Piper - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Although accessibility in academic and professional workplaces is a well-known issue,
understanding how teams with different abilities communicate and coordinate in technology …

TalkingBoogie: Collaborative mobile AAC system for non-verbal children with developmental disabilities and their caregivers

D Shin, J Song, S Song, J Park, J Lee… - Proceedings of the 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies are widely used to help
non-verbal children enable communication. For AAC-aided communication to be successful …

A methodological reflection on investigating children's voice in qualitative research involving children with severe speech and physical impairments

S Ibrahim, A Vasalou, L Benton, M Clarke - Disability & society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Investigating voice in research that involves children with disabilities is highly challenging.
Very few studies have problematised voice for the purposes of designing new technologies …

Watch Your Language: Using Smartwatches To Support Communication

H Curtis, T Neate - Proceedings of the 25th International ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
With an ageing population and increased prevalence of people living with complex
communication needs there is a growing need to design scalable high-tech augmentative …

Conversational agency in augmentative and alternative communication

S Valencia, A Pavel, J Santa Maria, S Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Augmented communicators (ACs) use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
technologies to speak. Prior work in AAC research has looked to improve efficiency and …