Eye-tracking measures reveal how changes in the design of aided AAC displays influence the efficiency of locating symbols by school-age children without disabilities

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 455-466

  Wilkinson, Krista M ^a,b   O'Neill, Tara ^a   McIlvane, William J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Children; Developmental disorders; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; CHILD; COLOR; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROCEDURES; SYMBOLISM;

CHILD; COLOR; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; CUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOFTWARE; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 84900013634     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2013_JSLHR-L-12-0159     Document Type: Article

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