TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing augmentative and alternative communication systems with Aboriginal Australians
T2 - Vocabulary representation, layout, and access
AU - Amery, Rebecca
AU - Wunungmurra, Julie Gungungbuy
AU - Bukuḻatjpi, Gurimaŋu
AU - Dikul Baker, Rachel
AU - Gumbula, Farrah
AU - Yunupingu, Elah
AU - Raghavendra, Parimala
AU - Barker, Ruth
AU - Theodoros, Deborah
AU - Amery, Howard
AU - Massey, Libby
AU - Lowell, Anne
N1 - Funding Information:
The research team would like to acknowledge and thank participants for giving their time and sharing their knowledge. The researchers would also like to thank the MJD Foundation for their ongoing financial and logistical support.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Yolŋu (Aboriginal Australians of northeast Arnhem Land) are interested in developing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in their own languages to support communication opportunities and participation for their family members living with Machado–Joseph disease. Designing AAC systems in Aboriginal languages requires consideration of unique linguistic and cultural elements. Participatory action research in strength-based communication contexts was carried out by Yolŋu and Balanda (the Yolŋu word for non-Aboriginal people) researchers working together through a collaborative intercultural process. Culturally responsive literacy, language, and AAC activities were used to develop four prototype Yolŋu AAC sytems for Yolŋu with varied literacy skills. Data were coded using gerunds to identify and focus on action in the data. Reflective and analytical collaborative, oral group discussions were used to identify key considerations and, ultimately, a Yolŋu metaphor for the research. Yolŋu language, culture and worldview impacted all aspects of prototype design and decision making. Salient considerations related to representation, organization, layout, and access, are presented. Clinical implications and future research considerations are outlined.
AB - Yolŋu (Aboriginal Australians of northeast Arnhem Land) are interested in developing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in their own languages to support communication opportunities and participation for their family members living with Machado–Joseph disease. Designing AAC systems in Aboriginal languages requires consideration of unique linguistic and cultural elements. Participatory action research in strength-based communication contexts was carried out by Yolŋu and Balanda (the Yolŋu word for non-Aboriginal people) researchers working together through a collaborative intercultural process. Culturally responsive literacy, language, and AAC activities were used to develop four prototype Yolŋu AAC sytems for Yolŋu with varied literacy skills. Data were coded using gerunds to identify and focus on action in the data. Reflective and analytical collaborative, oral group discussions were used to identify key considerations and, ultimately, a Yolŋu metaphor for the research. Yolŋu language, culture and worldview impacted all aspects of prototype design and decision making. Salient considerations related to representation, organization, layout, and access, are presented. Clinical implications and future research considerations are outlined.
KW - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
KW - augmentative and alternative communication
KW - cultural and linguistic considerations
KW - design
KW - Machado–Joseph disease
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141550335&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07434618.2022.2129782
DO - 10.1080/07434618.2022.2129782
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141550335
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 38
SP - 221
EP - 235
JO - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 4
ER -