Something for Everybody? Assessing the Suitability of AAC Systems for Children Using Stated Preference Methods

Autor/inn/en	Webb, Edward J. D.; Meads, David; Lynch, Yvonne; Randall, Nicola; Judge, Simon; Goldbart, Juliet; Meredith, Stuart; Moulam, Liz; Hess, Stephane; Murray, Janice
Titel	Something for Everybody? Assessing the Suitability of AAC Systems for Children Using Stated Preference Methods
Quelle	In: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 39 (2023) 3, S.157-169 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Webb, Edward J. D.) ORCID (Lynch, Yvonne) ORCID (Judge, Simon) ORCID (Goldbart, Juliet) ORCID (Moulam, Liz) ORCID (Hess, Stephane) ORCID (Murray, Janice)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-4618
DOI	10.1080/07434618.2023.2206582
Schlagwörter	Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Preferences; Individual Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Children; Disabilities; Assistive Technology; Motivation; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Handicap; Behinderung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Großbritannien
Abstract	Little is known about what features of AAC systems are regarded by AAC professionals as more suitable for children with different characteristics. A survey was conducted in which participants rated the suitability of hypothetical AAC systems on a Likert scale from 1 ("very unsuitable") to 7 ("very suitable") alongside a discrete choice experiment. The survey was administered online to 155 AAC professionals in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statistical modeling was used to estimate how suitable 274 hypothetical AAC systems were for each of 36 child vignettes. The proportion of AAC systems rated at least 5 out of 7 for suitability varied from 51.1% to 98.5% for different child vignettes. Only 12 out of 36 child vignettes had any AAC systems rated at least 6 out of 7 for suitability. The features of the most suitable AAC system depended on the characteristics of the child vignette. The results show that, while every child vignette had several systems that had a good suitability rating, there were variations, that could potentially lead to inequalities in provision. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01