Today’s blog post features Tim Jin’s paper: Embracing change in AAC technology: the keyboard to my success. This is part of the AAC journal’s special issue on AAC Research: The Power of Collaboration. All of the papers are authored or co-authored by someone who uses AAC.
Embracing change in AAC technology: the keyboard to my success
Tim Jin is a communication expert and advocate, currently with the California Dept of Developmental Services. He has years of experience in speaking engagements, advocacy for communication access, and service on various boards. He is a lifelong user of alternative access and AAC. In this paper, he describes describes his four decade journey with AAC, and the importance of AAC adapting “to the user, rather than the user adjusting to the device.”
Read Tim Jin’s article now for free at the AAC journal.
This paper is part of the series from The Future of AAC Research Summit held in May, 2024. View a video of Tim’s moving and humorous presentation at the Summit.
About this special issue of the AAC Journal
On May 13-14, 2024, the RERC on AAC and CommunicationFIRST co-hosted the Future of AAC Research Summit in Arlington, Virginia. The Summit brought together a group of 120 AAC users, researchers, federal funding agencies, developers, and service providers.
The summit yielded 21 papers that have now been published in a special issue of the AAC journal. These papers share the lived experiences of people who use AAC, key research results, and future directions. The issue is an historic one with every paper authored or co-authored by someone who uses AAC. And, ALL of the papers are free access.
How can I read these papers?
The entire special issue is now available, with free access to all articles.
Keep an eye out for future posts that will feature particular articles.
And see our previous posts on this special issue:
- Special issue of the AAC journal
- The first word in accessibility is “access” by Patrick Regan
- Alternative ways to access AAC technologies by Pancho Ramirez