Fried-Oken, M., Kinsella, M., Peters, B., Eddy, B., & Wojciechowski, B. (2020). Human visual skills for brain-computer interface use: A tutorial. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(7), 799–809. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2020.1754929 FREE on PubMed Background and Purpose: Many brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for people with severe disabilities present stimuli in the visual modality with little consideration of the visual skills required […]
Exploring multimodal alternative access: Proof of concept (Mandak et al., 2021)
Mandak, K., Light, J., & Brittlebank-Douglas, S. (2021). Exploration of multimodal alternative access for individuals with severe motor impairments: Proof of concept. Assistive Technology, early on-line. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1910375 Background: Many individuals with complex communication needs and severe motor impairments are unable to control technologies through conventional means and require alternative access techniques to achieve accurate and efficient access. With current […]
Effects of dynamic text and speech output on the word reading skills of young children with IDD (Boyle et al., 2021)
Boyle, S., McNaughton, D., Light, J., Babb, S., & Chapin, S. E. (2021). The effects of shared e-Book reading with dynamic text and speech output on the single-word reading skills of young children with developmental disabilities. Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools (Online), 52(1), 426–435. • FREE on PubMed Background Shared book reading provides a context for single word reading […]
Effect of video VSDS on the communicative turns of preschoolers with ASD (Chapin et al., 2021)
Chapin, S.E., McNaughton, D., Light, J., McCoy, A., Caron, J., Lee, D.L. (2021). The effects of AAC video visual scene display technology on the communicative turns of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. Assistive Technology, Advance online publication (Full text available) Over 40% of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience difficulty in using speech. Many children with […]
The Effects of an Online Training on Preservice SLPs’ Use of Family-Centered Skills (Mandak et al., 2020)
Mandak, K., Light, J., & McNaughton, D. (2020). The effects of an online training on preservice speech-language pathologists’ use of family-centered skills. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00057 FREE on PubMed Purpose: Despite the recognition that family-centered services are best practice in augmentative and alternative communication services, many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are lacking in their acquisition […]
