RERC on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
November, 2018

We are pleased to provide this update on the activities of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC).

Join us at ASHA 2018 in Boston, MA, November 15-17, 2018.

The RERC on AAC held its State of the Science meeting in Arlington, VA on Friday, July 13, 2018.

Free ePrints available: Using video VSDs during vocational activities for an adolescent with ASD

Video VSD poster presentation at the NIDILRR 40th Anniversary Celebration

The effects of videos with integrated visual scene displays (VSDs) on task completion in community settings by an adolescent with ASD

Seven new videos, featuring consumer perspectives on the use of AAC

Smart Predict : an AAC app that integrates partner knowledge into word prediction.

The impact of Transition to Literacy (T2L) software with children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities

Supporting social communication using video VSDs

An observational study of the communication interactions between a young child with complex communication needs, her parents, and medical personnel.

Using Video VSDs to support the social communication of individuals with ASD

Multi-input access to AAC: Eye-tracking + switch scanning for an individual with severe brainstem stroke.

RERC on AAC partners presented at RESNA in Arlington, VA on July 14 and 15, 2018

Xiuxiu Yuan (Georgia Institute of Technology) was the winner of the 2018 RERC on AAC Student Research & Design Competition at RESNA 2018

Free ePrints available: Effect of AAC partner training using video VSD

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The contents of this eBlast were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant #90RE5017) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this paper do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

RERC on Augmentative and Alternative Communication November, 2018

RERC on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
November, 2018