Assisting Adults and Children to Communicate through Technology - AACCT Lab

Everyone must have access to communicate, regardless of any other variable.

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That is why the AACCT Lab is committed to ensuring that people with complex communication needs (e.g., autism and aphasia) are able to utilize mainstream technologies that allow them to learn language and engage in meaningful social interactions.

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The AACCT Lab focuses on human-technology interaction research. Specifically, our current projects focus on animation technology to determine if children and adults better comprehend animated action words when compared to static cartoon line drawings depicting the same words. Additionally, we are beginning to link the specific cognitive skills with various AAC interface designs for people with aphasia. For those non-SLPs out there, we are trying to match people's strengths to a specific computer software design that maximizes communication and participation. Head over to the research tab to find out more.