Using Visual Scene Displays as Communication Support Options for People with Chronic, Severe Aphasia: A Summary of AAC Research and Future Research Directions

Authors

David R. Beukelman, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Karen Hux, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Aimee R. Dietz, University of CincinnatiFollow
Miechelle L. McKelvey, University of Nebraska-KearneyFollow
Kristy S.E. Weissling, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Published in Augmentative and Alternative Communication 31:3 (2015), pp 234–245. doi: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1052152

Comments

Copyright © 2015 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication; published by Taylor & Francis. Used by permission.

Abstract

Research about the effectiveness of communicative supports and advances in photographic technology has prompted changes in the way speech-language pathologists design and implement interventions for people with aphasia. The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of photographic images as a basis for developing communication supports for people with chronic aphasia secondary to sudden-onset events due to cerebrovascular accidents (strokes). 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.