Usability testing with AAC users

Slides from a talk I gave at Role=Drinks, Amsterdam on the 17th June 2017.

Transcript

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2. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved Usability Testing with AAC users By Dean Birkett
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 We develop assistive technology software for iOS and Mac OS X. We are dedicated to creating meaningful applications for people with physical, vision, communication and reading impairments. Usability testing with AAC users
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5. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved “Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an umbrella term that encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmentative_and_alternative_communication#Forms_of_AAC
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7. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved So how do you perform Usability tests 
 with people who use AAC apps?
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11. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved Usability Testing with AAC users Proloquo4Text is a text-based communication app that gives a voice to literate people who cannot speak.
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14. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved Usability Testing with AAC users Proloquo2Go is a symbol-based communication app to promote language development and grow communication skills, from beginning to advanced communicators.
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16. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved AAC user Parents
 and family members Caregivers Teachers Speech language pathologists
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21. © 2017 AssistiveWare. All rights reserved Usability Testing with AAC users • Skype - to see and speak to the users • Quicktime - to record and edit the screen recordings • Invision - to create clickable prototypes • Silverback - to record in-person usability tests