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A five-year $3 million clinical trial grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), widely considered the gold standard for biomedical and public health<\/a> research<\/a> funding, tells us something unique is again happening at the FAAST Center and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Lab at 麻豆原创.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth the scientific findings and, more importantly, the feedback from the families of children using AAC and their service-providers, have shown us the incredible power assistive technology can hold for children with significant speech impairments when combined with customized language therapy,\u201d says Jennifer Kent-Walsh, founder of 麻豆原创\u2019s Assistive Technology Center and a Pegasus Professor in the College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/a>. \u201cThis new round of NIH funding means we can expand our work to provide clinicians with more evidence-based assessment and intervention options to help children develop language skills through use of AAC technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NIH can clearly see from data that children with significant speech impairments and genetic conditions like Down syndrome and cerebral palsy are communicating at higher levels. They can also look at the flurry of activity and engagement among the children, families, service providers, 麻豆原创 students, community clinicians, caregivers and researchers at the center. Thousands of people have come for workshops, individualized training and therapy, and to borrow assistive technologies to help those struggling with language development, communication and a wide range of other needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fortunate to have had support at 麻豆原创 to align the critical stakeholder groups required to simultaneously advance science and practice \u2014 community, clinical, academic, research, industry, and the next generation of speech-language pathologists and related service-providers,\u201d Kent-Walsh says. \u201cTwo key aspects of the study this new funding will support relate to the critical need to design interventions that are implementable in real-life contexts for clinicians and accessible to as many children as possible for sustained periods of time in community settings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kent-Walsh argues that engineering great technologies and even designing effective interventions can still miss the mark of meaningful scientific advancement in healthcare without implementation. This new funding will allow Kent-Walsh\u2019s team to focus on validating interventions that are designed with and for clinicians supporting children using assistive technology to communicate. \u00a0The fact that the NIH is funding this work is a sign of the significant and practical progress that\u2019s been two decades in the making.<\/p>\n

Kent-Walsh is the cornerstone of this classic from-the-ground-up story. She came to 麻豆原创 as an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders in 2003. As a teacher and speech-language pathologist in Canada and England, she had witnessed first-hand the life setbacks that speech and language disorders can cause for children. At 麻豆原创, she would have the freedom to explore meaningful solutions, including technology-based ideas, to address these challenges. \u201cThe university always had an openness for innovation \u2013 particularly in areas relating to engineering and technology,\u201d she says. \u201cFor me, it was exciting to have the opportunity to develop a program of assistive technology research in an environment already primed for technology development and with an emerging focus on health and wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunication is a basic human right which can, and must, be supported for all.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During her time at 麻豆原创, Kent-Walsh has secured millions of dollars in funding from local, state and federal sources to expand research and optimize assistive technology service-delivery. In 2023, after being named a Pegasus Professor, Kent-Walsh saw a banner hung in her honor with the words that have driven her from day one:<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunication is a basic human right which can, and must, be supported for all,\u201d Kent-Walsh says.<\/p>\n

When any of this is brought up \u2014 the research, the scientific findings and the successes \u2014 Kent-Walsh shifts the focus to the power of people working together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been able to learn and accomplish as much as we have to this point through true team science,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Cathy Binger at the University of New Mexico (UNM) has been Kent-Walsh\u2019s primary research collaborator for the past two decades and she serves as the other principal investigator for this new grant. Their decades long partnership has afforded invaluable cross-institutional learning and funded training experiences for both 麻豆原创 and UNM students through clinical trial investigations like this one. Professor John Heilman, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, recently joined the research team as a language measurement expert. Other key team members include Professor Debbie Hahs-Vaughn from 麻豆原创\u2019s College of Community Innovation and Education, who serves as biostatistician for the project, and associate clinical instructor Nancy Harrington who serves as project director for this multi-site clinical trial investigation. \u00a0And then there is the project team \u2014 with additional clinical and academic connections for the project facilitated by the broader village of collaborators in the FAAST Center and AAC Lab, including associate clinical instructor Carolyn Buchanan and clinical instructor Punam Desormes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we involve students and our community at large, the network of advocates expands to ensure that any child can gain access to assistive technology services,\u201d Kent-Walsh says. \u201cThey know, and NIH knows, that there is a growing body of findings indicating that the use of AAC technologies, combined with tailored language intervention, is where the magic happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s overall goal is to reach as many children as possible in as many healthcare settings as possible, and ultimately, to improve lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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