Design of aided augmentative and alternative communication systems for children with vision impairment: psychoacoustic perspectives

Children with complex communication needs often have multiple disabilities including visual impairments that impact their ability to interact with aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Just as the field benefited from a consideration of visual cognitive neuroscience in cons...

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Published in:Augmentative and alternative communication 2024-03, Vol.40 (1), p.57-67
Main Authors: Boster, Jamie B, Findlen, Ursula M, Pitt, Kevin, McCarthy, John W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Augmentative and alternative communication
Children
Communication disorders
Interpersonal communication
Psychoacoustics
Visual impairment
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Summary:Children with complex communication needs often have multiple disabilities including visual impairments that impact their ability to interact with aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Just as the field benefited from a consideration of visual cognitive neuroscience in construction of visual displays, an exploration of psychoacoustics can potentially assist in maximizing the possibilities within AAC systems when the visual channel is either (a) not the primary sensory mode, or (b) is one that can be augmented to ultimately benefit AAC outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to highlight background information about psychoacoustics and present possible future directions for the design of aided AAC system technologies for children with visual impairments who rely on auditory information to learn and utilize AAC.
ISSN:0743-4618
1477-3848
DOI:10.1080/07434618.2023.2262573