Abstract
Nonverbal children with communication disorders have difficulties communicating through oral language. To facilitate communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is commonly used in intervention settingss. Different forms of AAC have been used; however, one key aspect of AAC is that children have different preferences and needs in the intervention process. One particular AAC method does not necessarily work for all children. Although robots have been used in different applications, this is one of the first times that robots have been used for improvement of communication in nonverbal children. In this work, we explore robot-based AAC through humanoid robots that assist therapists in interventions with nonverbal children. Through playing activities, our study assessed changes in gestures, vocalization, speech, and verbal expression in children. Our initial results show that robot-based AAC intervention has a positive impact on the communication skills of nonverbal children.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | UbiComp 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Pages | 853-859 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450329682 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Event | 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2014 - Seattle, United States Duration: 13 Sep 2014 → 17 Sep 2014 |
Publication series
Name | UbiComp 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
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Conference
Conference | 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Seattle |
Period | 13/09/14 → 17/09/14 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2014 by the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM).
Keywords
- Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
- Communication disorder
- Language therapy
- Robot