Labeling images with a computer game
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The participatory design of a sound and image enhanced daily planner for people with aphasia
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Participatory design with proxies: developing a desktop-PDA system to support people with aphasia
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
W2ANE: when words are not enough: online multimedia language assistant for people with aphasia
MM '09 Proceedings of the 17th ACM international conference on Multimedia
SoundNet: investigating a language composed of environmental sounds
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
SLPAT '10 Proceedings of the NAACL HLT 2010 Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies
A mixture model with sharing for lexical semantics
EMNLP '10 Proceedings of the 2010 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
Postboard: free-form tangible messaging for people with aphasia (and other people)
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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People with aphasia, a condition that impairs the ability to understand or generate written or spoken language, are aided by assistive technology that helps them communicate through a vocabulary of icons. These systems are akin to language translation systems, translating icon arrangements into spoken or written language and vice versa. However, these icon-based systems have little vocabulary breadth or depth, making it difficult for people with aphasia to apply their usage to multiple real world situations. Pictures from the web are numerous, varied, and easily accessible and thus, could potentially address the small size issues of icon-based systems. We present results from two studies that investigate this potential and demonstrate that images can be as effective as icons when used as a replacement for English language communication. The first study uses elderly subjects to investigate the efficacy of images vs. icons in conveying word meaning; the second study examines the retention of word-level meaning by both images and icons with a population of aphasics. We conclude that images collected from the web are as functional as icons in conveying information and thus, are feasible to use in assistive technology that supports people with aphasia.