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Dr. Beukelman: Now we're going to have a segment in which we introduce the visual scene display interface that we've been working on. And to help us with this, we've invited Miechelle McKelvey. Miechelle is a speech-language pathologist who has worked with persons with aphasia for quite a number of years and is currently a doctoral

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Beukelman, Hux, Weissling, Dietz, & McKelveyThis presentation will review the research and development activities associated with the Visual Scenes Display (

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This presentation will review the research and development activities associated with the Visual Scenes Display (VSD) Project at the University of Nebraska , Lincoln . Specifically: The VSD interface will be demonstrated. The strategies for capturing and entering content for individuals with aphasia who rely on AAC will be discussed.

https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/2015/09/24/aac-for-aphasia-a-review-of-visual-scenes-display-project-webcast/
September 24, 2015 by David McNaughton. AAC for Aphasia: A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project. David R. Beukelman, Ph.D., Karen Hux, Ph.D., Kristy Weissling, MA, CCC, Aimee Dietz, MS, CCC, Miechelle McKelvey, MA, CCC. Webcast Description. This presentation will review the research and development activities associated with the Visual

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This presentation will review the research and development activities associated with the Visual Scenes Display (VSD) Project at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln . Specifically: The VSD interface will be demonstrated; The strategies for capturing and entering content for individuals with aphasia who rely on AAC will be discussed

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AAC for Aphasia: Use of Visual Scene Displays ©2005, Beukelman, Hux, McKelvey, Dietz, Weissling 2 www.aac-rerc.com ... Microsoft PowerPoint - AAC and Aphasia A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project webcast Author: may00023 Created Date: 11/7/2005 4:43:50 PM

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Visual scenes display: A new AAC interface for persons with severe, ... Performance of people with chronic aphasia using a visual scenes display. Presentation at the annual ASHA Convention ... High-Technology Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Poststroke Aphasia: A Review of the Factors That Contribute to Successful Augmentative and

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The idea for visual scenes is to make them extremely relevant and meaningful to the user. See AAC for Aphasia: A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project by David Beukelman, Karen, Hux, Kristy Weissling, Aimee Dietz, and Miechelle McKelvey for comprehensive information on visual display communication books.

https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/2015/10/08/visual-scene-displays-as-communication-support-options-for-people-with-chronic-severe-aphasia/
Using visual scene displays as communication support options for people with chronic, severe aphasia: A summary of AAC research and future research directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31, 234-245. DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1052152. Available through NARIC Request. Abstract : Research about the effectiveness of communicative

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The RERC on AAC provides a large collection of free webcasts at the AAC Learning ... AAC for Persons with Primary Progressive Aphasia. Melanie Fried-Oken, PhD; ... A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project. David Beukelman, PhD, Karen Hux, Ph.D., Kristy Weissling, MA, Aimee Dietz, MS, Miechelle McKelvey, MA, Visual Immersion Program for persons

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Topics include the evolution of AAC-based supports as they relate to people with aphasia, the development and key features of visual scene displays (VSDs), and future directions concerning the incorporation of photographs into communication supports for people with chronic and severe aphasia.

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AAC for Aphasia: A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project David Beukelman, PhD, Karen Hux, Ph.D., Kristy Weissling, MA, Aimee Dietz, MS, Miechelle McKelvey, MA, Visual Immersion Program for persons with autism Howard Shane, PhD & Meghan O'Brien, MA; Public school students: Who can pay for SGDs? Lew Golinker, Esq.

https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_PERSP-22-00162
Conclusions: Previous AAC research supports the development and use of VSDs for emerging communicators and people with aphasia. Based on the authors' clinical observations and review of the relevant research, challenges remain with VSD implementation as SLPs determine how to develop and effectively integrate this newer technology with current AAC interface design.

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Background: Low-tech visual scene displays (VSDs) combine contextually rich pictures and written text to support the communication of people with aphasia. VSDs create a shared communication space

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Using AAC video visual scene displays to increase participation and communication within a volunteer activity for adolescents with complex communication needs. ... (AAC) for adults with severe aphasia: Where we stand and how we can go further. ... Performance of a person with chronic aphasia using personal and contextual pictures in a visual

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In this brief video, Dr. Nimisha Muttiah talks about a strategy for combining selected features of adapted books and visual scene displays to create an easy-to-use, no-tech communication aid. You can read more about the strategy here. Thanks to Hillary Jellison, Nerissa Hall, and the rest of the team at Communicare for making this available.

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The Visual Scene Display for Adults Footnote 4 was designed to provide those with severe, chronic aphasia (and apraxia) with visual-contextual support to facilitate navigation of a dynamic display SGD AAC system that would allow them to successfully communicate messages/intent (Dietz, McKelvey, & Beukelman, Citation 2006). Typically, a visual

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APHASIOLOGY, 2010, 24 (5), 643-660 0268-7038 PAPH APHASIOLOGY, APHASIOLOGY 1464-5041 Vol. 1, No. 1, Jul 2009: pp. 0-0 Using visual scene displays to create a shared communication space for a person with aphasia Karen Hux, Megan Buechter, Sarah Wallace, and Kristy Weissling UsingetVisual Hux al. Scene Displays Downloaded By: [Hux, Karen] At

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Conclusions: Results indicate people with aphasia visually attend to scenes differently than adults without neurological conditions. As a consequence, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) facilitators may have different visual attention behaviors than the people with aphasia for whom they are constructing or selecting visual scenes.

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An initial study of AAC navigation using visual scene images with a dynamic display revealed that TBI survivors who demonstrated enough cognitive flexibility to pass the CLQT Trials test performed much better than those who did not pass the Trails Test. ... Research completed in this project guided the upgrade from Visual Scenes for Adults with

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Visual scene display (VSD): New AAC interface for persons with aphasia. Perspectives in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 15, 13-17. ... Model-based semantic treatment for naming deficits in aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 42, 972-989.

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In today's video, AAC SLP Carolyn Buchanan, from the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST), discusses the benefits of VSDs and reviews popular apps that feature this method of displaying vocabulary. Many thanks to Carolyn and the fine team at FAAST for this informative video. This post was written by Carole Zangari.

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Aided Language Output. Aided language output is an evidence-based intervention that aims to help people with aphasia learn to use AAC faster. It involves the use of of augmentative tools by people who do not have aphasia. Writing down keywords, drawing, gesturing and using pictures as you talk supports the understanding of the person with aphasia.