A5010211546- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Language Development and Disorders
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Interactive and Immersive Displays
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Topic Modeling
- Usability and User Interface Design
- Educational Tools and Methods
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Multimodal Machine Learning Applications
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Empathy and Medical Education
University of Dundee
2008-2020
University of California, Berkeley
2000
Since the early 1990s, there have been a number of small-scale computer programs that automatically constructed simple verbal jokes (puns), but none these were fully developed systems could be used for practical application. We describe building and testing STANDUP program – large-scale, robust, interactive, user-friendly pun-generator (inspired by Binsted's JAPE program), which is aimed at allowing children, particularly those with communication disabilities, to develop their linguistic...
The interactive STANDUP software was developed to provide children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with a “language playground.” provides appropriate functionality for users physical, speech, language impairments generate tell novel punning riddles at different levels of complexity. evaluated nine cerebral palsy during an eight-week study. Results show that the participants were able jokes minimal or no support. impacted favorably on general AAC use. study results...
Nonspeaking individuals with motor disabilities typically have very low communication rates. This paper proposes a design engineering approach for quantitatively exploring context-aware sentence retrieval as promising complementary input interface, working in tandem word-prediction keyboard. We motivate the need methodology of augmentative and alternative explain how such methods can be used to gain additional insights. then study theoretical performance envelopes system, identifying...
Children with complex communication needs who use voice output aids seldom engage in extended conversation. The “How was School today...?” system has been designed to enable such children talk about their school day. uses data-to-text technology generate narratives from sensor data. Observations, interviews and prototyping were used ensure that stakeholders involved the design of system. Evaluations three showed prototype system, which automatically generates utterances, potential support...
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems are communication aids for people who cannot speak because of motor or cognitive impairments. We developing AAC where users select information they wish to communicate, this is expressed using an NLG system. believe model will work well in contexts go beyond simply making requests answering questions, have more complex communicative goals such as story-telling social interaction.
Currently available commercial Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) technology makes little use of computing power to improve the access words phrases for personal narrative, an essential part social interaction. In this paper, we describe development evaluation a mobile phone application enable data collection narrative system children with severe speech physical impairments (SSPI). Based on user feedback from previous project "How was School today?" developed modular where...
Engaging with end users in the development of assistive technologies remains one major challenges for researchers and developers field accessibility HCI. Developing usable software systems people complex disabilities is problematic, are wary using user-centred design, main methods by which usability can be improved, due to concerns about how best work adults disabilities, particular Severe Speech Physical Impairments (SSPI) involve them research. This paper reports on adoption an adapted...
To examine dentists' views of a novel video review technique to improve communication skills in complex clinical situations.Dentists (n = 3) participated known as Video Interaction Guidance encourage more attuned interactions with their patients 4). Part this process is identify where dentists and reacted positively effectively. Each dentist was presented short segments footage taken during an appointment patient intellectual disabilities difficulties. Having observed patients, were asked...
Current Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs) give little support for playing with sounds and blending these into words. This paper presents a joystick that can be used to access six different letter (phonics) blend them short Seven children (five some degree of physical and/or learning disability) showed their ability use the device after only one 20 minutes introduction session.