Considerations for the composition of visual scene displays: Potential contributions of information from visual and cognitive sciences

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-147

  Wilkinson, Krista M ^a   Light, Janice ^a   Drager, Kathryn ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aided AAC; Visual and cognitive sciences; Visual scene displays

Indexed keywords

AAC SYSTEMS; AIDED AAC; COGNITIVE PROCESSING; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL MODALITIES; VISUAL SCENE;

COMMUNICATION;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; VISION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84865966210     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2012.704522     Document Type: Review

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