AAC Survey (MIT Media Lab project)

[aac_designer_mit]

Hi,

My name is Jaya and I am graduate student at the MIT Media Lab working on designing new AAC devices that utilize physiological sensing and AI. We are looking for input/feedback from people on the Autism Spectrum (and their loved ones) who have different verbal speech abilities to help us understand how to design a usable device that meets their needs and wants.

The survey takes about 30 minutes to complete and can be found here: https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gmpNchtSf8vCLz

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me at [email protected].

Thank you!

 

[Autistamatic]

I cannot contribute because I have no verbal difficulties, but I have just posted your request on Twitter with appropriate hashtags to reach the right targets. Good luck with it. AAC is a tremendous field, giving voices (literally) to those of us previously unheard.

 

[aac_designer_mit]

Thank you! I sincerely appreciate your help getting the survey out.

 

[Isadoorian]

Just out of curiosity, what would you describe to be "different verbal speech abilities"? I feel that could use some more context/background. I'm fully verbal so I'm unable to contribute to this either, but hope your surveying goes well.

 

[aac_designer_mit]

By "different verbal speech abilities", I mean any differences in speech that make communicating verbally challenging with other people. I am looking for feedback in the survey from people who use, or would consider using, an AAC device to facilitate communication. Let me know if I can clarify further, and thank you for your question.