Colloquium is a weekly opportunity for the Penn State AAC community to discuss a broad range of topics including research updates, clinical case profiles, and areas of special interest.
Working Memory in Select Etiologies: AAC Implications — Presentation
This session examines the working memory demands of aided AAC used by children with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
New research project: On-line survey seeking to learn how SLPs design AAC
We are interested in identifying the factors SLPs consider when designing aided AAC displays for school age children.
State of the Science in AAC — Presentation
Review of cognitive science research to inform design of AAC technologies for children and adults.
Research for AAC Design: Visual Scene Displays (VSDs) — Presentation
Dr. Wilkinson shared information regarding on-going research into the brain’s response to VSDs as linguistic and symbolic.