TY - GEN
T1 - Application of personas in the design of augmentative alternative communication devices
AU - Subrahmaniyan, Neeraja
AU - Fulcher, Katrina R.
AU - Hutchinson, Todd E.
AU - Min, Haesik
AU - Seale, Jennifer M.
AU - Bisantz, Ann M.
AU - Higginbotham, D. Jeffery
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) aids are devices that help individuals with speech impairments communicate. Currently, the design and development of AAC devices does not follow a usercentered design philosophy. This affects the quality of life of individuals who are in need of AAC devices. Individuals with the progressive disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are a population for which AAC is of critical importance. Due to the ALS individuals' physical capabilities and constraints, there are challenges in involving the user population in a user-centered design process. This paper recommends the application of the methodology of persona development derived from the field of interaction design/usercentered design to solve some of the existing problems in the design of AAC devices for this population. This research demonstrates how current user-centered design methodologies can be adapted to develop personas of individuals with ALS and more generally, how user-centered design should be integrated into the design of AAC devices to enhance the quality of life of individuals with communication impairments.
AB - Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) aids are devices that help individuals with speech impairments communicate. Currently, the design and development of AAC devices does not follow a usercentered design philosophy. This affects the quality of life of individuals who are in need of AAC devices. Individuals with the progressive disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are a population for which AAC is of critical importance. Due to the ALS individuals' physical capabilities and constraints, there are challenges in involving the user population in a user-centered design process. This paper recommends the application of the methodology of persona development derived from the field of interaction design/usercentered design to solve some of the existing problems in the design of AAC devices for this population. This research demonstrates how current user-centered design methodologies can be adapted to develop personas of individuals with ALS and more generally, how user-centered design should be integrated into the design of AAC devices to enhance the quality of life of individuals with communication impairments.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84889779973
U2 - 10.1177/1541931213571228
DO - 10.1177/1541931213571228
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84889779973
SN - 9780945289432
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1022
EP - 1026
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013
T2 - 57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting - 2013, HFES 2013
Y2 - 30 September 2013 through 4 October 2013
ER -