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Modeling Augmentative Communication with Amazon Lex and Polly

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Advances in Usability, User Experience and Assistive Technology (AHFE 2018)

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We present LEXY, a framework for developing multi-actor, natural language, augmentative communication chatbots. The LEXY framework is unique in that it allows for the building of conversational chatbots whose model of the world is constructed conversationally by a caregiver. The resulting chatbot can then conversationally interact with persons with special needs, such as persons on the autism spectrum or with cognitive disabilities. The framework utilizes Amazon’s Lex and Poly allowing for spoken as well as typed conversations.

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  1. Modeling and Simulation Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Ahmad Abualsamid & Charles E. Hughes

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  1. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Tareq Z. Ahram

  2. Catholic University of Pernambuco, Boa Viagem, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Christianne Falcão

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Abualsamid, A., Hughes, C.E. (2019). Modeling Augmentative Communication with Amazon Lex and Polly. In: Ahram, T., Falcão, C. (eds) Advances in Usability, User Experience and Assistive Technology. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 794. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94947-5_85

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