Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework

Curtin University has developed a multimedia prototype system for use by speech therapists to assist in the rehabilitation of motor speech impaired patients. These are often stroke victims who have to relearn the ability to communicate effectively. The process is usually laborious and instead of the...

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Main Author: Calder, David
Other Authors: Zhongzhi Shi
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26532
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description Curtin University has developed a multimedia prototype system for use by speech therapists to assist in the rehabilitation of motor speech impaired patients. These are often stroke victims who have to relearn the ability to communicate effectively. The process is usually laborious and instead of the usual card-based prompts used by the therapist, this multimedia solution offers screen and audio prompts together with high quality digitised speech. The result is a reduced work load for the therapist. In parallel with this work, is a Mobility Aid Assistive Device Program for the visually impaired. The support clusters for all these groups, whether they be therapists, caregivers, manufacturers of hardware or software do not interact to the extent they might. The author proposes a collaborative digital ecosystem framework that would assist this challenge.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-265322023-01-13T07:56:31Z Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework Calder, David Zhongzhi Shi Sunil Vadera Agnar Aamodt David Leake Multimedia – computer-based therapy – speech therapy – cardiovascular accident – assistive technology – sound interface displays – laser – disabled – infrared – long cane – portable electronic device – sensory channels – visually impaired – ultrasonic pulse-echo – ambient sound cues Curtin University has developed a multimedia prototype system for use by speech therapists to assist in the rehabilitation of motor speech impaired patients. These are often stroke victims who have to relearn the ability to communicate effectively. The process is usually laborious and instead of the usual card-based prompts used by the therapist, this multimedia solution offers screen and audio prompts together with high quality digitised speech. The result is a reduced work load for the therapist. In parallel with this work, is a Mobility Aid Assistive Device Program for the visually impaired. The support clusters for all these groups, whether they be therapists, caregivers, manufacturers of hardware or software do not interact to the extent they might. The author proposes a collaborative digital ecosystem framework that would assist this challenge. 2010 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26532 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Multimedia – computer-based therapy – speech therapy – cardiovascular accident – assistive technology – sound interface displays – laser – disabled – infrared – long cane – portable electronic device – sensory channels – visually impaired – ultrasonic pulse-echo – ambient sound cues
Calder, David
Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework
title Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework
title_full Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework
title_fullStr Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework
title_full_unstemmed Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework
title_short Multimedia Speech Therapy Tools and Other Disability Solutions as Part of a Digital Ecosystem Framework
title_sort multimedia speech therapy tools and other disability solutions as part of a digital ecosystem framework
topic Multimedia – computer-based therapy – speech therapy – cardiovascular accident – assistive technology – sound interface displays – laser – disabled – infrared – long cane – portable electronic device – sensory channels – visually impaired – ultrasonic pulse-echo – ambient sound cues
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26532