A data-driven framework for the advancement of disabled persons’
Disciplines
Applied Behavior Analysis | Cognitive Psychology | Digital Circuits | Digital Communications and Networking
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Augmentative and alternative forms of communication technologies provide the opportunity to offer people with disabilities who have complex communication needs with access to express themselves and communicate without difficulties. This project explores the use of data technologies to improve and advance the lives of disabled persons’ using natural language processing, deep learning models and electronic augmentative and alternative communication systems. The fundamental objective of the project is to give speech to a larger number of people who may have lost the ability due to natural causes or unforeseen events, and to overall make it easier for disabled people to communicate through technology.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Mathematics
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Meng Han
A data-driven framework for the advancement of disabled persons’
Augmentative and alternative forms of communication technologies provide the opportunity to offer people with disabilities who have complex communication needs with access to express themselves and communicate without difficulties. This project explores the use of data technologies to improve and advance the lives of disabled persons’ using natural language processing, deep learning models and electronic augmentative and alternative communication systems. The fundamental objective of the project is to give speech to a larger number of people who may have lost the ability due to natural causes or unforeseen events, and to overall make it easier for disabled people to communicate through technology.