Blog of Dr Darryl Sellwood

Provocative, disruptive and sometimes subversive — inventor of the Bummunicator!

Tag: telecommunications

  • The 2012 Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize

    The Christopher Newell Prize recognises and commemorates the research and commitment of the late Revd Canon Dr Christopher Newell AM who was a strong advocate of the the needs of people with disabilities and their rights to access telecommunications during the 1990s and up until his passing in 2008. The Telstra sponsored award encourages authors…

  • Honours Research Thesis

    People with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) require improved methods of accessing telecommunications, given the communication barriers they face, to participate fully in society. This research explores the types of telecommunications access methods adults with CCN use and report to be useful, as well as their perspectives of the usefulness of a Video-Assisted Speech-to-Speech Relay (VAS)…

  • A Sound of a Smile Research Paper, ISAAC 2010

    Sellwood, D. Wood, D. and Raghavendra, P. (2010). The Sound of a Smile: Comparing User Perspectives of Two Alternative Telecommunications Services for People with Complex Communication Needs (CCN). Paper presented at the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Biennial Conference. July 26-31, Barcelona. Abstract: This project aims to investigate user perspectives on the usefulness of…

  • Expression of interest for a telecommunications research project: Participants with CCN

    Hello, I’m Darryl Sellwood from Adelaide, South Australia. I’m looking for people with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) who would like to take part in a research project investigating user perspectives on the usefulness of two methods of accessing telecommunications for people with CCN. The project has ethics approval from the Division of Education, Arts and…

  • Expression of interest for a telecommunications research project: Communication Partner Participants

    Hello, You are invited to participate in a research project investigating user perspectives on the usefulness of two methods of accessing telecommunications for people with Complex Communication Needs (CCN). The project has ethics approval from the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of South Australia. This trial…