THE YAKK (A new communication device for nonverbal children)

THE YAKK（一种针对非语言儿童的新型交流设备）

• 批准号: 7110481
• 负责人: TOM MORSE
• 金额: $ 10.4万
• 依托单位: BLINK TWICE, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-06-01 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7110481
• 关键词: attitude; behavioral /social science research tag; biomedical equipment development; child (0-11); clinical research; communication disorder aid; communication disorders; ergonomics; human subject; mass information media; middle childhood (6-11); paralinguistic behavior

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Augmentative and Alternative Communications (AAC) devices are small touchscreen computers which allow nonverbal persons to "speak." The most well-known device is the one used by astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. However, generating language with AAC devices is cumbersome and mechanical, particularly for children. As such, communication is never optimal and is rarely robust. Critically, this issue has never been addressed by many of the thinkers who would be best equipped to tackle the issue: professionals from the worlds of media, communications, marketing and consumer electronics. The specific aim of this proposal is to show that insights, methods, and technologies from the mass media and consumer electronics will lead to the development of an AAC device that will provide children with a better ability to communicate and with improved opportunities, both intellectually and socially. During the course of the proposed project, studies will be undertaken to show that improvements in technology, design and language delivery, based on insights from the abovementioned disciplines, will be viable from technical, cognitive, and linguistic perspectives. Furthermore, we will show that our approach will generate increased interest in and conversation with "communication partners." The creation of a more powerful, usable and easily customizable device would have enormous benefits: from affording users of AAC technology a better opportunity to more fully participate in their society to increasing the efficiency of dollars spent by the government on everything from purchasing devices to paying for teachers, speech language professionals and health care aides. The project will also add to the field of public health by generating innovative ideas and approaches to the issues faced by individuals with disabilities and for designing the technology that meets their needs and the needs of their society. It should result in everything from better teaching and playdates in the near term to better marriages and jobs in the long term as well as an elevated business model for a stagnant industry that has untapped potential. It is this combination of specific purpose and far-ranging insight that has already gained attention and support from Microsoft, Nickelodeon and many public officials within New York City.

描述（由申请人提供）：增强和替代通信（AAC）设备是小型触摸屏计算机，允许非语言的人“说话”。最著名的设备是天体物理学家斯蒂芬·霍金使用的设备。然而，使用 AAC 设备生成语言既麻烦又机械，尤其是对于儿童而言。因此，沟通永远不是最佳的，也很少是稳健的。至关重要的是，许多最有能力解决这个问题的思想家从未解决过这个问题：来自媒体、通信、营销和消费电子领域的专业人士。该提案的具体目的是表明，来自大众媒体和消费电子产品的见解、方法和技术将促进 AAC 设备的开发，该设备将为儿童提供更好的沟通能力，并在智力和智力方面提供更好的机会。社交上。在拟议项目的过程中，将进行研究以表明，基于上述学科的见解，从技术、认知和语言角度来看，技术、设计和语言交付的改进将是可行的。此外，我们将表明我们的方法将引起人们对“沟通伙伴”的更多兴趣以及与“沟通伙伴”的对话。创建更强大、更可用且易于定制的设备将带来巨大的好处：从为 AAC 技术的用户提供更好的机会更充分地参与社会，到提高政府在从购买设备到支付等各个方面的支出效率适用于教师、言语专业人士和医疗保健助手。该项目还将通过针对残疾人所面临的问题产生创新的想法和方法，并设计满足他们和社会需求的技术，从而拓展公共卫生领域。它应该带来一切，从短期内更好的教学和玩耍约会，到长期更好的婚姻和工作，以及为一个尚未开发潜力的停滞行业提供更高的商业模式。正是这种特定目的和广泛洞察力的结合，已经赢得了微软、尼克国际儿童频道和纽约市许多政府官员的关注和支持。