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Currently, we are looking for people who use AAC and also use computers (either together or separately) to participate in a short online survey about their experiences with computers and AAC. Through this survey, we hope to identify interface problems faced by people who use their AAC device to operate a computer.

Are you concerned that your toddler or child who needs a communication aid will have difficulty learning to use it?  This concern is valid, according to Dr. Janice Light and Dr. Kathy Drager of the RERC on Communication Enhancement.  Past research by Drs. Light and Drager concluded that most very young children have difficulty learning to use some existing communication aids because of their design.

When asked, 80% of parents of elementary and middle school students with disabilities said that their sons and daughters have good computer skills... But using a computer to research and write a term paper, chat with and email friends or just surf the Internet continues to be difficult, if not currently impossible, for many.... Similarly, using the Web, e mail, online chat rooms, Word and other digital devices such as cell phones, video games, e books, a MP3 player, smart cards, etc.,- constants in the lives of most young people in the U.S. – remains a paradoxical pursuit for those that use AAC devices.