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Bonnie K. Slavych; Samuel R. Atcherson; Richard Zraick – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2024
Purpose: This article explores the potential of using ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence--powered chatbot, as a tool to teach plain language writing to students in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). It addresses the importance of plain language writing in health care communication and identifies the challenges faced by graduate students…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Synchronous Communication, Written Language
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Elliott, Claire; Sutherland, Dean; Gerhard, Daniel; Theys, Catherine – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are important to support communication for individuals with complex communication needs. A recent addition to AAC system options is the brain-computer interface (BCI). This study aimed to compare the clinical application of the P300 speller BCI with two more common AAC systems, the…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Cognitive Ability
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Lui, Michelle; Maharaj, Amrita; Shimaly, Roula; Atcha, Asiya; Ali, Hamza; Carroll, Stacie; McEwen, Rhonda – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
This study examines interactions between students with atypical motor and speech abilities, their teachers, and eye tracking devices under varying conditions typical of educational settings (e.g., interactional style, teacher familiarity). Twelve children (aged 4-12 years) participated in teacher-guided sessions with eye tracking software that are…
Descriptors: Interaction, Eye Movements, Students with Disabilities, Children
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Goldberg, Miriam A.; Hochberg, Leigh R.; Carpenter, Dawn; Walz, J. Matthias – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Nonvocal alert patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting often struggle to communicate due to inaccessible or unavailable tools for augmentative and alternative communication. Innovation of a hand-operated non-touchscreen communication system for nonvocal ICU patients was guided by design concepts including speech output, simplicity, and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Patients, Hospitals, Communication Disorders
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Leonhartsberger, Sabine; Huber, Eva; Brandstötter, German; Stoeckel, Ruth; Baas, Becky; Weber, Christoph; Holzinger, Daniel – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2022
Motor learning principles guide treatment of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Previous studies found children to benefit from higher-intensity conditions; however, they did not control for the total amount of therapy time. The aims of the article are to examine the effects of high versus low treatment frequency in intervention for CAS in…
Descriptors: German, Outcomes of Treatment, Speech Therapy, Motor Development
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Menezes, Edênia da Cunha; Silva, Raquel Souza; dos Santos, Ivana Maria Barboza; Givigi, Rosana Carla do Nascimento – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
Education is a fundamental right of all, guaranteed in the Brazilian constitution and in the legislation of several countries in the world. In Brazil, Special Education targets people with disabilities and global developmental disorders. A disabled person needs certain supports, the demands for which are varied. One such demand relates to people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
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Hayes, Laura E.; Traughber, Matthew C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to further evaluate an eight-step partner instructional model developed by Kent-Walsh and McNaughton that has been demonstrated to improve implementation quality and fidelity among adults in clinical and educational settings who support the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Models, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Caron, Jessica; Light, Janice; McNaughton, David – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Transition to Literacy (T2L) software features (i.e., dynamic text and speech output upon selection of a graphic symbol) within a grid display in an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app on the single-word reading skills of five individuals with severe disabilities and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Severe Disabilities, Communication Disorders
Babb, Salena; Gormley, Jessica; McNaughton, David; Light, Janice – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2019
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often require support both for learning new skills and for communication. This study used a multiple baseline across activities design to evaluate the effect of videos with integrated visual scene displays (video VSDs), presented using a tablet-based app, on the percentage of steps completed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Technology
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Hetzroni, Orit E.; Israel, Einav – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2019
Individuals with low functioning autism spectrum disorders (LFASD) who demonstrate significant cognitive and communication needs benefit from using technology for learning graphic symbols for enhancing participation. This study investigated if an iPad application would increase identification of graphic symbols by children and adults with LFASD.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Communication Skills
Shugdar, Effat – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine how a family communication partner (usually the mother IS primarily responsible for communication with a youth with a communication disability) could be trained to use an iPad and communication software for increasing appropriate communication and decreasing inappropriate behavior of youth with…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Problems
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rasid, Nadia natasha binte mohamed; Nonis, Karen P. – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
Communication among adolescents with cerebral palsy can be restricted with traditional Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device coupled with environmental and social barriers. The advance of communication technology offer solutions to reduce such barriers. Given that there is limited research in communication behaviours of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Akpan, Joseph P.; Beard, Lawrence A. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Despite enormous improvements in AT devices and services in American classrooms, the number of students with special needs, and the complexity of needs that they and their families experience continues to be sky rocketed nationwide. In response to these urgent needs, more advanced and specialized assistive technologies have been developed that…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Special Needs Students, Computers, Technology Integration
Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2016
The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) initiated a refereed track for paper submissions to the conference in 2008. In fact, at the 2008 business meeting, the membership approved three different presentation tracks: refereed with 3 blind reviews for each paper, session with paper where the author submits a paper but it is…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Conferences (Gatherings), Computers
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Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell; Diane M. Browder; Leah Wood; Carol Stanger; Angela I. Preston; Amy Kemp-Inman – Journal of Special Education, 2016
A phonics-based reading curriculum in which students used an iPad to respond was created for students with developmental disabilities not able to verbally participate in traditional phonics instruction due to their use of augmentative and assistive communication. Time delay and a system of least prompts used in conjunction with text-to-speech…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Phonics, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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