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Carrie Bruce

Biography:

Carrie Bruce is a licensed speech-language pathologist and an assistive technology practitioner who has been working in the field of rehabilitation for almost 15 years. Ms. Bruce is also a Research Scientist at the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at Georgia Tech and an investigator for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations (Work RERC). She is distinguished for her work in examining environmental design issues related to accessibility and investigating assessment methodologies that measure the environment’s impact on participation. Her recent work has focused on descriptive analyses of assessment instruments with a person-environment fit focus, development of a context-relevant communication system for workers with speech and language impairments, classification of environmental features in informal learning environments, and investigation of universally designed exhibit interpretation. Additionally, Ms. Bruce is a PhD student in the Human-Centered Computing program at Georgia Tech where she is concentrating on developing real-time audio interpretation of dynamic exhibits at zoos and aquaria.

Education:

Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD (in process)
University of Florida, M.A.
University of Florida, B.A.

Research Interests and Current Projects:

• Design of residential environments for individuals with communication impairments
• Design and accessibility of informal learning environments for individuals with disabilities
• Improving design of speech generating devices, and assessment practices for accommodations in the workplace

Grant:RERC on Workplace Accommodations: Remote Workplace Assessment
Funding:NIDRR
Description: The RERC is beginning to develop and validate a protocol for using videoconferencing technology to complete workplace accessibility assessments in remote locations.

Publications:

Bruce, C. & Bryant, E. (in press). Accessible design practices and informal learning environments. In Maisel, J. (Ed.), The State of the Science: Emerging Research and Developments in Universal Design.

Sanford, J. and Bruce, C. (in press). Measuring the physical environment. In Mpofu, E. and Oakland, T. (Eds.), Rehabilitation and Health Assessment: Applying the ICF Guidelines. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Bruce, C. & Walker, B. (2009). Developing effective real-time audio interpretation to enhance accessibility of dynamic zoo and aquaria exhibits. In Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe Conference (AAATE 2009), Florence, Italy.

Bruce, C. and Sanford, J. (2009). Assessment for workplace accommodations. In Mpofu, E. and Oakland, T. (Eds.), Assessment in Rehabilitation and Health. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.

Bruce, C. (2008). Critically analyzing workplace discourse to inform AAC device design. In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Clinical AAC Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

Licensures/Certifications:

Georgia SLP
RESNA ATP
ASHA CCC

Professional Memberships/Affiliations:

• AbilityQuest
• CHI Atlanta
• National Healthcare Advisory Council for the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Division 12 ASHA
• RESNA Professional Specialty Group for Speech-Language Pathologists
• RESNA Special Interest Group on AAC
• United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC)
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
• Information Technology Access Interfaces of INCITS
• New Hampshire AAC Society (NHAACS)