Benson-Goldberg Sofia, Geist Lori, Erickson Karen
Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2025 Jan 24;12:20556683251316307. doi: 10.1177/20556683251316307. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
Traditionally, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) user interface development has been a time-intensive process requiring expertise in software development, often excluding people who use AAC. This paper demonstrates the involvement of an end user in the design and testing of prototype AAC user interfaces (UIs) developed using a platform called the Open Source Design and Programmer Interface (OS-DPI).
Micro-analysis of in-person conversation involving an adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities who uses AAC revealed several problems related to accessing his aided AAC device. The OS-DPI was used to co-design, develop, and test UIs aimed at addressing these observed problems.
Researcher efforts to independently design and develop novel UIs that addressed the problems identified in research were ineffective. Inclusive design practices led to a shared determination of required functionality and co-design of UIs with reported improvements for access and communication.
This paper demonstrates the potential of the OS-DPI for the co-design and development of AAC UIs to address unique needs.
传统上，辅助和替代沟通（AAC）用户界面的开发是一个耗时的过程，需要软件开发方面的专业知识，这往往将使用AAC的人群排除在外。本文展示了一名终端用户参与使用名为开源设计与编程接口（OS-DPI）的平台开发的AAC用户界面原型的设计和测试过程。
对一名使用AAC的成年智力和发育障碍者进行的面对面交谈的微观分析揭示了与使用其辅助AAC设备相关的几个问题。OS-DPI被用于共同设计、开发和测试旨在解决这些观察到的问题的用户界面。
研究人员独立设计和开发解决研究中确定问题的新型用户界面的努力没有成效。包容性设计实践促成了对所需功能的共同确定以及用户界面的共同设计，报告显示在访问和沟通方面有所改进。
本文展示了OS-DPI在共同设计和开发AAC用户界面以满足独特需求方面的潜力。
