• |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Community Inclusion

    AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.

  • |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Maternal and Child Health Engagement

    AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.

  • |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Public Health

    AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.

  • |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Emerging Leaders Community

    AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.  

Donate

Project

Back to Results

Facilitating Language and Learning through Customized Language Representations

Center:
DE-Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND
Fiscal Year:
2013
Contact Information:
Beth Mineo
[email protected]
302-831-6974
Project Description:
Many children have intellectual, language, and/or sensory difficulties that interfere with their effective understanding and use of pictures. Using an image manipulation tool called Chauvet; pictures can be tailored to childrens preferences and abilities. Images captured from the environment in photographic form can be manipulated to align with each child's intellectual, visual and language profile. With support from the National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders, the research team is investigating the impact of customized graphics on language learning and use among students with autism and related developmental disorders.
Keyword(s):
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Quality of Life, Other - Assistive Technology
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National
Funding Source:
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
Footer-Logo-AUCD

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Copyright 2025 Association of University Centers on Disabilities

  • AUCD Federal Partners
Subscribe to AUCD’s Newsletter

Copyright 2025 Association of University Centers on Disabilities