Training AAC Users in User-Centred Design

User-centred design (UCD) with a focus on usability provides product developers with a design approach in which users are involved in every stage of the process: when gathering requirements; when evaluating alternative designs; and when evaluating interactive prototypes. The characteristics of people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) make it difficult to follow a truly UCD approach, which in part may contribute to the high rejection of AAC devices. Training workshops have been delivered to introduce users and AAC professionals to the UCD process. Initial feedback indicates that they feel more empowered to evaluate systems and to engage in the design of new systems after attending the workshop.

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Annalu Waller

Susan A. Balandin

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Publication date: August 2005

Publication date (Print): August 2005

Pages: 1-7

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[1 ]Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Scotland

[2 ]School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Sydney, Australia

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/AD2005.2

SO-VID: f881b66b-bc5e-45e5-9f09-a608a0126cea

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Conference name: Accessible Design in the Digital World Conference 2005

Conference acronym: AD

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Conference location: Dundee, Scotland

Conference date: 23-25 August 2005

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Accessible Design in the Digital World Conference

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Training AAC Users in User-Centred Design

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