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• Write-N-Speak: Authoring Multimodal Digital-Paper Materials for Speech-Language Therapy

  Anne Marie Piper, Nadir Weibel, James D. Hollan · 2011 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents Write-N-Speak, a digital pen toolkit that enables speech-language therapists to create custom multimodal therapy materials for clients with aphasia—a communication disorder often resulting from stroke that affects approximately 80,000 Americans annually. The…

  aphasia · speech-language therapy · AAC · digital pen · multimodal interaction

• ACES: Aphasia Emulation, Realism, and the Turing Test

  Joshua Hailpern, Marina Danilevsky, Karrie Karahalios · 2011 · Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper validates the realism of ACES (Aphasia Characteristics Emulation Software), a system that distorts a user's instant messages to simulate the communication effects of aphasia, allowing caregivers, therapists, and family members to experience first-hand what it is like…

  aphasia · empathy · disability simulation · language disorders · instant messaging

• Accessibility of 3D Game Environments for People with Aphasia: An Exploratory Study

  Julia Galliers, Stephanie Wilson, Sam Muscroft, Jane Marshall, Abi Roper, Naomi Cocks, Tim Pring · 2011 · The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper reports on an exploratory study investigating how people with aphasia interact with 3D game environments and related technologies. Conducted as part of the GReAT (Gesture Recognition in Aphasia Therapy) project at City University London, the study involved five people…

  aphasia · game accessibility · virtual reality · stroke recovery · cognitive accessibility

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