Multidisciplinary collaboration and ICT services for people with complex communication needs

The aim of this paper is to present opportunities of multidisciplinary cooperation of university scientist in the field of electronic engineering and computer science, education and rehabilitation, speech pathology, psychology and graphic technology, focused on researching and solving complex problems of alternative communication based on assistive technology. Target groups are persons with complex communication needs such as Down syndrome, autism, Alzheimer´s disease, sever intellectual difficulties, complex motor disorders. This paper shows the possible potential of cooperation of scientists and experts from University of Zagreb that will be achieved through a pilot ICT-services through alternative models of communication the use of symbol, computers, internet, mobile phone and adaptation of information on web pages. Final results of cooperation will be implemented within the curriculum of mentioned studies.