Overview:

QuickPic is a fully customizable language learning and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI). It allows individuals to create topic-specific displays automatically from photographs to support just-in-time communication. QuickPic is designed for non-speaking and minimally speaking individuals, as well as any individual supporting individuals who have difficulty using natural speech.

Effortlessly Generate Topic-Specific Displays:

QuickPic enables the rapid creation of topic-specific displays using photos. By simply uploading an image, QuickPic automatically generates relevant vocabulary and arranges it into sentences, facilitating seamless communication with synthesized speech.

Key Features:

Swiftly produce topic-specific displays with picture symbols from photographs.
Utilize AI technology for automatic vocabulary generation and sentence structure.
Facilitate easy conversation about specific topics.
Construct sentences through synthesized speech using relevant vocabulary.

Customization and User-Friendly Interface:

QuickPic offers a user-friendly experience with a range of customization options:

Modify topic-specific displays by adding or removing icons or choosing different symbols.
Adjust the complexity of automatically generated vocabulary to suit individual preferences.
Program familiar individuals using QuickPic’s facial recognition when creating new communication boards.

Expert-Designed and User-Centered:

QuickPic was crafted by a team of experts, including individuals with PhDs and CCC-SLPs (Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology), specializing in speech-language pathology, augmentative and alternative communication, and human-computer interaction (HCI). The development process incorporated user-centered design methodologies, involving end-users to ensure effectiveness and user-friendliness.

Acknowledgments:

This application received partial support from the App Factory to Support Health and Function of People with Disabilities, funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, specifically, the Shepherd Center (Grant # 90DPHF0004).

Creators:

QuickPic was created by a dedicated team, including Mauricio Fontana de Vargas (PhD), Howard Shane (PhD), and Christina Yu (MS, CCC-SLP).

Awards:

"QuickPic: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Create Just-in-Time (JIT) Topic Specific Displays", was awarded as an American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention Changemaker Session! This special designation was awarded to only 3% of submissions, recognizing outstanding presentations that exemplify exceptional innovation in the following ways:

Potential to make an important or significant positive change at the patient, systemic, or discipline level.
Strong evidence that the work being presented has had a significant impact, or has the potential to provoke important change, at the individual, systemic, or discipline level.
Transformative research or clinical work that has dramatically changed the practices or future research (e.g., contributes to new best practices).

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Example QuickPic Boards: