Babb, S., Jung, S., Ousley, C., McNaughton, D., & Light, J. (2021). Personalized AAC intervention to increase participation and communication for a young adult with Down syndrome. Topics in Language Disorders, 41(3), 232-248. https://doi.org/10.1097/TLD.0000000000000240 FREE on PubMed Background Many adults with Down syndrome experience difficulty with speech production; communication breakdowns are common, especially with unfamiliar communication […]
SSVEP BCI and eye tracking use by individuals with ALS and visual impairments (Peters et al., 2020)
Peters, B., Bedrick, S., Dudy, S., Eddy, B., Higger, M., Kinsella, M., McLaughlin, D., Memmott, T., Oken, B., Quivira, F., Spaulding, S., Erdogmus, D., & Fried-Oken, M. (2020). SSVEP BCI and eye tracking use by individuals with late-stage ALS and visual impairments. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.595890 Background: Access to communication is critical for individuals with […]
Training educators on system of least prompts to support AAC (McCoy & McNaughton, 2020)
McCoy, A., & McNaughton, D. (2020). Effects of online training on educators’ knowledge and use of system of least prompts to support augmentative and alternative communication. Journal of Behavioral Education (early online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-020-09374-6 FREE on PubMed The Current Study: The present study evaluated the effects of online training on educators’ knowledge and use of system of least prompts (SLP) […]
Child-parent-provider interactions in an inpatient rehabilitation facility (Gormley & Light, 2021)
Gormley, J., & Light, J. (2021). Child-parent-provider interactions of a child with complex communication needs in an inpatient rehabilitation facility: A pilot study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(1), 105–118. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00031 FREE on PubMed Background: Children with complex medical needs often require extensive hospitalizations in the first years of life. Many of these children also experience complex communication […]
Demands of alphabetic and QWERTY keyboards of individuals with and without brain injury (Gormley & Fager, 2020)
Gormley, J., & Fager, S. K. (2020). Preference and visual cognitive processing demands of alphabetic and QWERTY keyboards of individuals with and without brain injury. Assistive Technology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2020.1826006 FREE on PubMed Background: Following a severe brain injury (BI), some literate individuals who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies to support communication may benefit from the […]