The paper and publication has been submitted. I still have a presentation to give during the last class meeting. I also have my peer reviews to complete. I have submitted one publication review as well as one paper review. I am waiting to complete the other publication until after I've seen the presentation, so that I have more context about the content. I have one more paper peer review that should be completed by tomorrow.
With my focus leaning towards Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, I have collected roughly 6 articles that were related to my topic. Of the six I was able to complete reading through 3 that were helpful and relevant to the subject area I am looking for. An interesting tidbit I learned about Stephen Hawking this week was that with his AAC device using cheek muscles, he only produced one word per minute. It dawned on me that the TV interviews I have seen on the news and documentaries were obviously staged and edited to eliminate the idea that it took a considerable amount of time for Hawking to answer in a complete sentence. What I’m learning is that even though AAC devices to offer people an opportunity to share their thoughts and words, it takes a considerable amount of time and effort to do so when normal speech would have taken a fraction of that time. With that in mind, I'm leaning towards learning more about the challenges AAC devi...
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