Activities of the centre
- To conduct research in the field of AAC & Indian Sign Language
- AAC based Assessment & Rehabilitation of Persons with Communication Disorders
- To conduct training programs on AAC & Indian Sign Language (ISL) for SLPs/ Special Educators, rehabilitation professionals, engineers, staff of government departments providing service to the public, students & potential AAC users
- To create public awareness on AAC & Indian Sign Language
Staff
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Dr. Ajish K. Abraham Professor, Dept. of Electronics and
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Dr. Reuben Thomas Varghese Scientist – B and Member Secretary, CAAC & SL-CoE
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Mr. Karthik Venkat Sridharan Speech Technologist
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Ms. Sahana V Speech Language Pathologist
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Ms. Rubby Sign Language Teacher
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Resource & Infrastructure
Clinical Activities
Training
Research Projects
Intramural Research Projects (Last 3 years)
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SI. No. |
Title of the project |
Name of the Investigators (Pl and Co-I) |
Sanctioning / Funding Agency |
Funds (in Rs) |
Status (completed/ Ongoing) |
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1 |
Web-based ISL tool for Speech & Hearing professionals |
Dr. Reuben Thomas Varghese (PI) Mr. Rajkumar R(Co-PI) Ms. Rubby (Co-PI) Mr. Karthik Venkat Sridaran (Co-PI) |
AIISH research fund |
Rs. 6.93 lakhs |
Ongoing |
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Virtual Reality based tool to improve the communication skills of children with Mild Autism |
Prof. Ajish K Abraham Dr. Reuben Varghese Prof. Fernando Loizides & Prof. Kurtis Weir (Cardiff University, UK) |
No funding |
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Ongoing |
Research Activities
Dissertations (completed)
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Name of the student |
Guide |
Program |
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Status |
Year |
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Swathi A S |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Reuben T Varghese |
II M.Sc (Speech-Language Pathology) |
Obstacles towards effective use of AAC systems in Indian context |
Completed |
2023 |
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Bhavani V |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Reuben T Varghese |
II M.Sc (Speech-Language Pathology) |
Comparative Study between Grid-Based and Visual Scene Display Based AAC Systems in Children with Cerebral Palsy |
Completed |
2022 |
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Swathi C |
Dr. Reuben T Varghese & Dr. Jayakumar T |
II M.Sc (Speech-Language Pathology) |
Development And Validation Of Visual Scene Image Dataset For Indian AAC Users |
Completed |
2022 |
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Kale Ankita Deepakkumar |
Dr. Reuben T Varghese & Dr. Rajasudhakar R |
II M.Sc (Speech-Language Pathology) |
Acceptance, Experience, challenges, and expectancy among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder towards using Augmentative and Alternative communication |
Completed |
2022 |
Dissertations (Ongoing)
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Name of the student |
Guide |
Program |
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Status |
Year |
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Ms. Mizbha Kabeer |
Dr. Reuben T Varghese & Dr. Gayathri Krishnan (Co- guide) |
II M.Sc (Speech-Language Pathology) |
Effect of Background Color In Enhancing the Symbol Identification Skills Of Children With Down Syndrome |
Ongoing |
2024 |
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Ms. Chinnu Mariam Cherian |
Dr. Reuben Ms. Manasa A.S (Co-guide) |
II M.Sc (Speech-Language Pathology) |
Closed Set Versus Corner Spatial Arrangement in the Symbol Identification Skills Of Children With Down Syndrome |
Ongoing |
2024 |
Workshops & Seminars
Public Awareness
Papers Presented
Papers Presented in Conferences
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Title of the Paper |
Title of the workshop / seminar |
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Reuben T Varghese, Karthik, S.V, Rubby, Rajkumar, R & Reshma O |
29th March, 2024 |
Barriers faced by deaf individuals while availing speech & hearing services |
Alliedcon International multidisciplinary conference on health sciences, Singapore |
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Reuben. T. Varghese & Swathi . C |
7th October, 2023 |
Challenges in using Augmentative and Alternative Communication by Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum, Disorder: A Qualitative Study |
EMPOWER 2023, IIT Research Park, Chennai |
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Vibha M, Sansar. S, Shambhavi M, Reuben T. Varghese & Karthik S. V |
7th October, 2023 |
SOCH: A story building Speech- Animation tool for Kids |
EMPOWER 2023, IIT Research Park, Chennai |
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Aparna Krishnan & Reuben T. Varghese |
19th to 21st January, 2024 |
Enhancing the communicative abilities of a child using AVAZ AAC- A Case study |
55th Indian Speech & Hearing Association Conference (ISHACON), Kolkata |
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Swathi A. S, Ajish K. Abraham & Reuben T. Varghese |
11th and 12th January, 2024 |
Challenges faced by Professionals and Parents of Indian AAC users |
4th National Conference Of International Society For Augmentative And Alternative Communication (ISAAC) India Chapter, AIISH Mysore |
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