The impact of stuttering; how can a mobile app help?

Iva Demarin, Ljubica Leko, Maja Škrobo, Helena Germano, Patrícia Macedo, Rui Neves Madeira

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Abstract

The mobile application BroiStu was developed due to the need of having a better insight on the impact of stuttering on people who stutter's everyday life. This paper presents a study on this application, verifying which features of impact of stuttering found in scientific literature are included in the application and making a comparison with a similar application. Furthermore, it also summarises a user study conducted with a first panel of experts. New findings and obtained results are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASSETS 2015 - Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages399-400
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781450334006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Oct 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 26 Oct 201528 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameASSETS 2015 - Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Conference

Conference17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2015
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period26/10/1528/10/15

Keywords

  • Mobile health
  • Self-care
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Stuttering

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