Search for dissertations about: "AKK"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word AKK.

  2. 1. The Growth of Phrases. User-centred Design for Activity-based Voice Output Communication Aids

    Author : Bitte Rydeman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : AAC; Activity; Assistive Technology; Communication; Conversation Analysis; Corpus Linguistics; Cultural-Historical Activity Theory; Pragmatics; User-centred design; AKK; Aktivitet; Användarcentrerad design; Kommunikation; Kommunikationsanalys; Korpuslingvistik; Kulturhistorisk aktivitetsteori; Pragmatik; Samtalshjälpmedel;

    Abstract : An activity-based vocabulary for Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs) was designed and evaluated through a user-centred, iterative design process, using expressions from the Gothenburg Spoken Language Corpus as well as other recorded, natural conversations. The growth and development of the vocabulary, called Phrases, was closely linked to its evaluation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ordinary mealtimes under extraordinary circumstances : Routines and rituals of nutrition, feeding and eating in children with a gastrostomy and their families

    Author : Ellen Backman; Ebba Sundin; Mats Granlund; Ann-Kristin Karlsson; Juliet Goldbart; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; AAC; ecocultural theory; enteral nutrition; ICF; participation; pediatric; health; AKK; ekokulturell teori; delaktighet; hälsa; handikappvetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore routines and rituals related to feeding, eating, and mealtimes in families that have a child with a gastrostomy tube (G-tube), from the perspectives of healthcare professionals, the children, and their parents. The thesis is based on four empirical studies. READ MORE