Title:

Supporting the Dialog of People With Intellectual Disabilities Through Augmentative and Alternative Communication [Download]

Authors:

Carniel, Andrei and Berkenbrock, Carla Diacui Medeiros and Berkenbrock, Gian Ricardo and da Costa, Simone Erbs and Cordeiro, Aliciene Fusca Machado

Index Terms:

Education;Mobile handsets;Collaboration;Communication systems;Information and communication technology;Autism;Software;Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC);collaborative systems;intellectual disability;mobile devices

Abstract:

Some people with an intellectual disability also present communication deficiencies. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a strategy to deal with such deficiencies. AAC exploits more than one communication channel to send messages. In this paper, we develop a collaborative system that uses AAC in the tablet to support the dialog of these people. This research uses design science research, participatory design, and the test case of Nielsen to evaluate the solution. The results show that the system allows the accomplishment of communication and it can be used in the classrooms to improve the educative way of people with intellectual disability.

DOI:

10.1109/RITA.2019.2909715

How to cite:

Carniel, Andrei and Berkenbrock, Carla Diacui Medeiros and Berkenbrock, Gian Ricardo and da Costa, Simone Erbs and Cordeiro, Aliciene Fusca Machado, "Supporting the Dialog of People With Intellectual Disabilities Through Augmentative and Alternative Communication" in IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, pp. 3-10, Feb. 2019. doi: 10.1109/RITA.2019.2909715