BangaSpeak: an example of app design for aphasia clients and SLP users

Autor: Gail Ramsberger, Paula Messamer, Anthony Atkins
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Aphasiology. :1-22
ISSN: 1464-5041
0268-7038
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2015.1102856
Popis: Background: Mobile Technologies are pervading many areas of speech language therapy. A large number of apps have been developed for use by and for people with aphasia. Despite their availability, it’s unclear which design principles were followed to create these apps and which users were targeted for these apps.Aims: The aim of this paper is to introduce the use of claims analysis as an approach for user-centred design for clients with aphasia and for the speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who treat them. We aim, through the use of a single worked-example, to show how claims can influence the design of a treatment app.Methods & Procedures: The paper is divided into two parts. Part 1 describes the claims analysis method we used to research SLP and client needs. Part 2 shows how claims were considered and integrated into the design of an app for speech-language therapy. This app, BangaSpeak, is offered as one example of how designers can simultaneously consider the needs of two different types of users: cl...
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