Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Department
Information Systems and Technology (CGU)
Publication Date
2006
Disciplines
Databases and Information Systems | Management Information Systems | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder has become one of the most prevalent developmental disorders and one of the main impairments is difficulty with communication. One method of augmentative and alternative communication is the use of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to create messages using a series of images printed on cards and organized in binders. We are developing a digital alternative based on an image library that is displayed on a personal digital assistant (PDA). We conducted an initial user acceptance study that compared the effectiveness and usability of both systems. The study showed that the PDA system was able to communicate messages to adult recipients as effectively as PECS. However, the PDA was perceived to be more current, of higher quality, easier, and more normal looking than the PECS binder.
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© 2006 Trudi Miller, Gondy Leroy, John Huang, and Serena Chuang
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Recommended Citation
T. Miller, G. Leroy, J. Huang, S. Chuang, and M.H. Charlop-Christy, “Using a Digital Library of Images for Communication: Comparison of a Card-Based System to PDA Software”, First International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST), February 2006, Claremont.
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