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AAC, How we got here and where we are likely to be in 20 years

October 30 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT

Session ID: 1032

 

Objectives:

1. Describe early AAC devices (simple and technical) and understand how technology had advanced what is possible.

2. Name at least two key unmet needs of all AAC users that we currently cannot address.

3. Describe new capabilities that will be possible in the future for meeting unmet needs.

4. Identify research areas needed before we can realize future potentials.

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Date:
October 30
Time:
10:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
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Online (Zoom)

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Abstract

This presentation will briefly describe the evolution of AAC from ancient times through the first technical aids and into the future including potential impacts of AI — with a focus on unmet needs and unserved users. It will be an interesting tour for those not familiar with early AAC and how we got here. It will then outline some of our current challenges and unmet needs before proceeding to preview where we are going and potential opportunities for addressing unmet needs using new technologies (AI, direct brain interfaces, machine vision, etc.) that have not been possible to date.  Finally, it will focus on the research yet needed before we can take advantage of these future potentials.