Florida State University researchers are part of a multi-institutional team awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop new tools using artificial intelligence to help children with speech and language limitations communicate.
Faculty members at Florida State University, and collaborators at Arkansas, Auburn, Penn State, and Temple University, have been awarded a $5 million federal grant to develop AI-enhanced communication tools for children with speech disabilities through playground and classroom research.
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Patrick Regan (2025) is President-Elect of USSAAC, and he also plays leadership roles in ISAAC, and in outreach programs for the Bridge School. Patrick experiences Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and has used a wide variety of AAC to communicate. In this paper, he describes “access challenges that I have experienced as someone who uses AAC, how my team and I have resolved them, and what challenges I face now.”
Now free at the AAC journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2513912
Pancho Ramirez (2025) describes his evolving use of AAC, including laser pointers, an air mouse, and his participation in clinical trials with a brain computer interface. He emphasizes the importance of supporting communication with family members (in multiple languages!), and his strategies for active community participation.
Now free at the AAC journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2513902