Abstract
In this paper an augmentative and alternative communication mobile application for people with language and speech impairments, called Diga Olá, is presented. With this mobile application, we aimed to assist people with speech and language impairment in their communication process, by presenting an alternative mobile solution in Portuguese language. The main results achieved on a preliminary user assessment were: first-rate performance, higher satisfaction and total autonomy in their interaction with the solution presented.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Hauser, M.D.: The Evolution of Communication. Bradford BOOK/The MIT Press, Cambridge/London (2000). 4th print. https://books.google.pt/books?id=QbunyscCJBoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+evolution+of+communication&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSzsPTh4XaAhWDuhQKHcvkC68Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=The%20evolution%20of%20communication&f=false
Bergin, S.: Communication disorders: breaking through the barriers. Ensign, pp. 46–50, February 1991
Importance of Technology, How did technology changed our life – and what is the future? http://eimportanceoftechnology.com/
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA.: The impact of ICT in Schools: Landscape Review, Coventry (2007). http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1627/
Ribeiro, J., Almeida, A.M., Moreira, A.: A utilização das TIC na Educação de Alunos com Necessidades Educativas Especiais: resultados da aplicação piloto do inquérito nacional a Coordenadores TIC/PTE. Indag. Didact. 2(1), 94–124 (2010)
America Speech-Language-Hearing Association. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/AAC/
Communication Matters/ISAAC (UK). Foccus on…What is AAC? Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication 3rd edition (2015). https://www.communicationmatters.org.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/focuson/What%20is%20AAC.pdf
Talk board. http://cintiappires.blogspot.com.br/2012/09/comunicacao-alternativa-utilizando.html
PlaPhoons, Tecno Accessible. www.tecnoaccesible.net/content/plaphoons
Avaz Australia, Avaz. http://www.avazapp.com/
Verbally. https://itunes.apple.com/pt/app/verbally/id418671377?mt=8
Bia Project. http://cm-castrodaire.pt/bia/index.php/software
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by Project “NIE – Natural Interfaces for the Elderly/ NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-024048” financed by the Foundation for the Science and Technology (FCT) and through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
About this paper
Cite this paper
Rocha, T., Silva, P., Barreira, M., Barroso, J. (2018). DIGA OLÁ: An Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Mobile Application for People with Language and Speech Impairments. In: Miesenberger, K., Kouroupetroglou, G. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10896. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_83
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_83
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-94276-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-94277-3
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)