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Abstract
This article describes the development and structure of two Minspeak™ applications based on Blissymbols. The work was carried out in the form of case studies, and a qualitative evaluation of the two applications was completed. Based on previous findings in the literature and the results of this case study, we concluded that there are positive outcomes associated with the combining of Blissymbols and Minspeak. The study found that a phrase-based application was not sufficient for the communicatively advanced study participants, who required a wordbased vocabulary of their Blissymbol boards to maximize voice output communication aid (VOCA) use. These results, along with other findings relevant to the introduction of VOCAs, are discussed.
