PROJECT CONVERSE

Project Converse is aimed at improving in-person expressive communication for individuals with complex communication needs (CCN) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Individuals who use these technologies face significant life-inhibiting barriers when taking part in the most human of communication forms - conversations... Our mission is to overturn antiquated perspectives on conversation involving AAC technologies and the institutional barriers preventing innovation and high-risk research by developing a highly interdisciplinary research center to research and develop conversant AAC technologies... The development track will facilitate an interdisciplinary and inclusive approach to design. Our goal is to use the evidence gained from our research and contemporary work in conversation and interaction analysis to prototype and test potential solutions to problems faced by augmented speakers when trying to stay in-time during conversation. We will be collaborating..