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Publications

2009 Conference Proceedings

"How was School Today…?, Evaluating the Personal-Narrative-Telling Prototype: Preliminary Results", R. Black, A. Waller, E. Reiter, R. Turner; Communication Matters National Symposium (2009), Leicester, UK, 20-22 September.

"Using NLG to Help Language-Impaired Users Tell Stories and Participate in Social Dialogues", E. Reiter, R. Turner, N. Alm, R. Black, M. Dempster, A. Waller; ENLG2009, 12th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation (2009). Athens, Greece, 30 & 31 March. (Paper, pdf)

2009 Other Public Outputs

EPSRC Final Report for "How was school today...?" - Supporting narrative for non-speaking children, a feasibility study. PDF document: Dundee, Aberdeen

A. Waller, R. Black and N. Grove. (2009). Enabling children with complex communication needs to tell stories – Study Days in collaboration with Communication Matters and Great Ormond Street Hospital: London (27/01/09), Manchester (28/01/09) and Edinburgh (03/02/09).

"Guess what happened today!", A. Waller and R. Black; AAC Study Day (2009). Enabling children with complex communication needs to tell stories - London, Manchester and Edinburgh (More information on our News page)

2009 Press

• BBC News: National coverage on Radio 2 and 3, Television: BBC 1, Reporting Scotland New software helps children speak (BBC News, Health: Video report shown throughout the day including the 10 o'clock news.), Software 'gives children a voice' (BBC News, News Frontpage)
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• The Times: in print on Friday, 5 June 2009 and online: TimesOnline: How was school today? Now disabled pupils can tell the story
• The Guardian: guardian.co.uk: Device offers hope to children with communication problems
• The Herald: in print on Friday, 5 June 2009, and online: Web Issue: Scientists’ new device gives gift of speech to children unable to talk
• The Press and Journal: System developed to help children communicate

2008 Conference Proceedings

"Supporting Personal Narrative for School Children with Communication Disorders - the Development of a Prototype", R. Black, A. Waller, E. Reiter, R. Turner; RAatE Conference & Exhibition (2008). Coventry, UK, 1 December. (Abstract, pdf, Slides, pdf)

"Tell me about your day: creating novel access to personal narrative", R. Black, A. Waller, E. Reiter, R. Turner, A. Braekkan, M. Duffy and J. Shannon; Communication Matters National Symposium (2008), pp.28. Leicester, UK, 21-23 September.

"Tell me your story: A storytelling workshop", R. Black, A. Waller, E. Reiter, R. Turner, A. Braekkan, M. Duffy and J. Shannon; Communication Matters National Symposium (2008), pp.19. Leicester, UK, 21-23 September

"Across the lifespan: Parents and families of people who use AAC: A new research agenda", B. Hemsley, J. Goldbart, A. Waller and K. Launonen; 10th Biennial ISAAC Research Symposium (2008). Montreal, Canada, 8-9 August.