TY - GEN
T1 - TranslatAble
T2 - 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2016
AU - Moore, Meredith
AU - Panchanathan, Sethuraman
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation and Arizona State University for their funding support. This material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1069125.
PY - 2016/10/23
Y1 - 2016/10/23
N2 - This paper presents the design of TranslatAble, a new Augmentative and Alternative Communication system. Taking advantage of the convenience and mobility of modern smartphones, TranslatAble allows individuals with complex communication needs-specifically individuals with severe dysarthria or individuals who primarily use non-sign language gestures-To build their own system of communication through speech or gesture input. This system uses a machine learning model-specifically dynamic time warping-To match the user's input to their unique dictionary to help them be understood by their communication partner. TranslatAble is highly flexible and person-centered, which allows it to adapt to fit the unique needs of each user's unique communication needs. We expect this novel device to enable individuals with complex communication needs to interact with a larger social circle. This may help decrease feelings of loneliness and increase self-confidence, self-esteem, and independence, as well as help maintain strong relationships outside of the user's support network.
AB - This paper presents the design of TranslatAble, a new Augmentative and Alternative Communication system. Taking advantage of the convenience and mobility of modern smartphones, TranslatAble allows individuals with complex communication needs-specifically individuals with severe dysarthria or individuals who primarily use non-sign language gestures-To build their own system of communication through speech or gesture input. This system uses a machine learning model-specifically dynamic time warping-To match the user's input to their unique dictionary to help them be understood by their communication partner. TranslatAble is highly flexible and person-centered, which allows it to adapt to fit the unique needs of each user's unique communication needs. We expect this novel device to enable individuals with complex communication needs to interact with a larger social circle. This may help decrease feelings of loneliness and increase self-confidence, self-esteem, and independence, as well as help maintain strong relationships outside of the user's support network.
KW - AAC device
KW - Augmentative and alternative communication
KW - Complex communication needs
KW - Gesture recognition
KW - Speech recognition
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U2 - 10.1145/2982142.2982197
DO - 10.1145/2982142.2982197
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85006836526
T3 - ASSETS 2016 - Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
SP - 321
EP - 322
BT - ASSETS 2016 - Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 24 October 2016 through 26 October 2016
ER -