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RESEARCH GROUP
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC)
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT
The research conducted is focused on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and its impact in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition, this line of research also examines low-technology tools that can be implemented in low resource contexts such as Sri Lanka. The research activities conducted provide information not only on Sri Lanka but also inform AAC practices in other LMICs as well.
GROUP MEMBERS
PUBLICATIONS
[Top 5 high-impact indexed papers]
- Muttiah, N., Seneviratne, A., Drager, K. D., Panterliyon, N. A. (2022). Parent perspectives on augmentative and alternative communication in Sri Lanka. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1-11.
- Muttiah, N., Drager, K. D., Beale, B., Bongo, H., Riley, L. (2022). The effects of an intervention using low-tech visual scene displays and aided modeling with young children with complex communication needs. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 42(1), 91-104.
- Muttiah, N., Gormley, J; Drager, K. D. (2022). A scoping review of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) interventions in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1-12.
- Drager, K. D., Light, J., Currall, J., Muttiah, N., Smith, V., Kreis, D., Wiscount, J. (2019). AAC technologies with visual scene displays and “just in time” programming and symbolic communication turns expressed by students with severe disability. Journal of Intellectual ;Developmental Disability, 44(3), 321-336.
- Muttiah, N., Drager, K. D., McNaughton, D., Perera, N. (2018). Evaluating an AAC training for special education teachers in Sri Lanka, a low-and middle-income country. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34(4), 276-287.
Collaborators
International Collaborators and Institutions:
- Dr. Kathryn Drager – Penn State University
- Dr. David McNaughton - Penn State University
Local Collaborators and Institutions:
- Prof. Koliya - SLIIT
GRANT / FUNDING SUPPORT
- Muttiah, N. (2022). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2022 Advancing Academic-Research Career (AARC) Award. Total Amount: $5,000. Funded.
- Reyal, S., Muttiah, N., & Pulasinghe, K. (2022). Development of a digital applicatin to gather normative data on vocabulary of 12-24 month-old Sinhala speaking children in Sri Lanka. Total Amount: $1150 (Rs. 400,000). Funded.
CONTACT
Dr Nimisha Muttiah : nimisha@kln.ac.lk
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