Title :
Voice output communication aid application for personal digital assistant for autistic children
Author :
Torii, Ippei ; Ohtani, Kaoruko ; Shirahama, Nahoko ; Niwa, Takahito ; Ishii, Naohiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Aichi Inst. of Technol., Toyota, Japan
fDate :
May 30 2012-June 1 2012
Abstract :
"Let\´s Talk" is a new VOCA (Voice Output Communication Aid) application for PDA for autistic children. This application has many advantages comparing to existing VOCA. We especially focused on an easy and simple manipulation. By tapping a symbol on a screen of a PDA with this application, a user can show his/her thoughts with pictures and sounds to others easily. It has 120 symbols based on daily life. There are 2 modes which can be switched depending on different situations of users. On "Supportive Mode", a supporter shows the application to a user. On Self-use Mode, a user can tell what he/she wants directly with categories and symbols. It is possible to make original icons with a camera or a voice recorder in PDA. A user also can customize an original page by arranging icons he made or existing symbols.
Keywords :
cameras; diseases; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; notebook computers; voice communication; Let´s Talk! application; PDA; VOCA application; autistic children; camera; icons; personal digital assistant; self-use mode; supportive mode; voice output communication aid application; voice recorder; Educational institutions; Information science; Personal digital assistants; Portable media players; XML; Autism mental retardation communication; VOCA (Voice Output Communication Aid) AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication);
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Science (ICIS), 2012 IEEE/ACIS 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1536-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIS.2012.117
