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  • The PhonicStick: A Joystick to Generate Novel Words Using Phonics

    Rolf Black · 2011 · The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

    This short paper introduces the PhonicStick, a novel joystick-based device that enables non-speaking children to explore letter sounds (phonics) and blend them into words. The motivation stems from a key limitation of existing Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs): while VOCAs…

    AAC · phonological awareness · literacy · joystick · cerebral palsy

  • The Effect of Voice Output on AAC-Supported Conversations of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease

    Melanie Fried-Oken, Charity Rowland, Glory Baker, Mayling Dixon, Carolyn Mills, Darlene Schultz, Barry Oken · 2009 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

    This study investigated whether digitized voice output on AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices would improve conversations for people with moderate Alzheimer's disease. The researchers hypothesized that voice output might function like partner-assisted word…

    AAC · Alzheimer's disease · dementia · voice output · cognitive accessibility

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