The research  projects of the RERC on AAC (2025-2030) will investigate innovative engineering solutions to address the communication barriers faced by individuals with complex communication needs.

R1: Communication and Social Behavior on the Playground: This project will investigate the feasibility of using observation and mapping technology to identify locations in a high interaction environment to document common words or phrases used in those “social zones,”. The results of this project will inform D1: Environmental Embedding and Communication Supports.
Project Leaders: Therrien, Dragut, Raley, Jakobs, Constituent Board

R2: Immersive Text Environments: This project will investigate the feasibility of using observation and mapping technology to identify locations in a high interaction environment to document common words or phrases used in those “social zones,” and to create a prototype of a communication tool that can be embedded in social zones to support increased communication and social interaction
Project Leaders: Pope, Dragut, Jakobs, Constituent Board