Michael B. Williams, a long time practitioner of the art of augmented communication, uses historical biography to elucidate many of the key social and technological issues in AAC today.
Colin Portnuff was a bright and passionate humanitarian who lost his speech, but never his love of life nor his sense of humor, to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We are fortunate to have this webcast of Colin sharing his life experiences and his vision for new applications of assistive technology
Student Team: Steven Ciez, Brad Cronin, Justin Kinslow, Justin Smith, Lulu Sun University: Penn State University Abstract: The team has been tasked with modifying a child’s toy race car so that children having difficulty interacting with their… Cartastic (T3, AAC Incubator)
Jessica Caron and Janice Light report the results of an online focus group that was used to investigate the experiences of nine individuals with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and social media.
Betts Peters and Melanie Fried-Oken partnered to create an informative “For Your Information…” guide, which provides an introduction to brain-computer interface technology, and was published in cooperation with the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association