A script-based AAC system for transactional interaction

Authors:
Richard Dye;Norman Alm;John L. Arnott;Gillian Harper;Arthur I. Morrison
Affiliations:
Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland/ e-mail: {rdye,nalm,jarnott,gharper}@mic.dundee.ac.uk;Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland/ e-mail: {rdye,nalm,jarnott,gharper}@mic.dundee.ac.uk;Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland/ e-mail: {rdye,nalm,jarnott,gharper}@mic.dundee.ac.uk;Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland/ e-mail: {rdye,nalm,jarnott,gharper}@mic.dundee.ac.uk;Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland/ e-mail: {rdye,nalm,jarnott,gharper}@mic.dundee.ac.uk
Venue:
Natural Language Engineering
Year:
1998

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Abstract

Non-speaking people often rely on AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices to assist them to communicate. These AAC devices are slow to operate, however, and as a result conversations can be very difficult and frequently break down. This is especially the case when the conversation partner is unfamiliar with this method of communication, and is a big obstacle to many people when they wish to conduct simple everyday transactions. A way of improving the performance of AAC devices by using scripts is discussed. A prototype system to test this idea was constructed, and a preliminary experiment performed with promising results. A practical AAC device which incorporates scripts was then developed, and is described.