Design Community
DEAN is an OS-DPI based AAC system. Try the live demo below to select Moves, browse Extensions, and explore the DEAN interface and conversational tools.
How to Use the Demo
Note: This demo does not work well on phones. For the best experience, please use a tablet or computer. The demo also does not work in all versions of Safari, so please use another browser if you run into issues.
- 🔴 Choose a Move: Click any colored button to select a conversational move.
- 🟤 Browse Extensions: Use the brown arrows in the top-left corner to move through Extension choices.
- 🎙️ Enable Speech: Click ASR On/Off in the bottom-right corner to turn speech recognition on or off.
- 🟢 Start Talking: When the mic icon appears in the top-right corner, speak naturally.
- 🔵 AI Responses: AI-generated response suggestions are temporarily unavailable while we upgrade the language model. This feature will return with the updated AI experience.
- ✅ Make a Selection: Choose a Move or Extension from the displays on the right to use it.
Time remaining:
05:00
Do you design AAC user interfaces for yourself or others? Are you doing research related to the design of AAC systems? Do you want to help design an open-source AAC research platform?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, we’d like to invite you to join the Project Open Design Community. Sign up to receive notifications about upcoming meetings: