Wearable, Discreet Augmentative and Alternative Communication

People with complex communication needs (CCNs) can use high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to compensate for communication difficulties. While some use AAC effectively, much research has highlighted challenges with AAC interventions culminating in high rates of abandonment amongst end-users. For instance, research has found that AAC is typically inconsiderate of cultural factors and very visible – permeating stigmas in public. Consequently, my PhD focuses on building and developing novel forms of wearable and discreet assistive technologies that can support people with CCNs in particular people living with aphasia (PWAs) for communicating and accessing information subtly and effectively in real-world settings.

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Humphrey Curtis

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Publication date: July 2022

Publication date (Print): July 2022

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[0001]King’s College London

Department of Informatics

Human Centred Computing Group

London, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2022.54

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Conference name: 35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI2022

Conference number: 35

Conference location: Keele, Staffordshire

Conference date: July 11th to 13th, 2022

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Society

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Ibrahim, S. B., A. Vasalou, and M. Clarke (2018). Design opportunities for aac and children with severe speech and physical impairments. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–13.
IDC (2020). Worldwide wearables market forecast to maintain double-digit growth in 2020 and through 2024.
Neate, T., A. Bourazeri, A. Roper, S. Stumpf, and S. Wilson (2019). Co-created personas: Engaging and empowering users with diverse needs within the design process. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems, pp. 1–12.
Wilson, S., A. Roper, J. Marshall, J. Galliers, N. Devane, T. Booth, and C. Woolf (2015). Codesign for people with aphasia through tangible design languages. CoDesign 11(1), 21–34.

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[1] Ibrahim, S. B., A. Vasalou, and M. Clarke (2018). Design opportunities for aac and children with severe speech and physical impairments. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–13.

[2] IDC (2020). Worldwide wearables market forecast to maintain double-digit growth in 2020 and through 2024.

[3] Neate, T., A. Bourazeri, A. Roper, S. Stumpf, and S. Wilson (2019). Co-created personas: Engaging and empowering users with diverse needs within the design process. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems, pp. 1–12.

[4] Wilson, S., A. Roper, J. Marshall, J. Galliers, N. Devane, T. Booth, and C. Woolf (2015). Codesign for people with aphasia through tangible design languages. CoDesign 11(1), 21–34.

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