---
_id: '61453'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>The goal of speech-language
    pathology is to ensure and improve the participation of individuals with speech,
    language, and communication disorders. Continued digital transformation means
    more participation occurs through digital media, raising questions about the digital
    participation of these individuals and the role, content, and framework of speech-language
    pathology, both of which need proactive discussion. This <jats:italic>Perspective
    Article</jats:italic> outlines a viewpoint on these developments, aiming to stimulate
    critical reflection and disciplinary dialog on the future role of speech-language
    pathology in the digital age.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title><jats:p>Research
    indicates that individuals with speech, language, and communication disorders
    are restricted in their digital participation. There is a lack of comprehensive
    understanding regarding the impact of various speech, language and communication
    skills on digital participation across different disorders. If speech-language
    pathology aims to promote participation and this is increasingly dependent on
    digital media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) then digital
    participation must also be a therapeutic goal. Achieving this requires more (participatory)
    research and corresponding training opportunities for speech language pathologists
    (SLPs).</jats:p></jats:sec>
article_number: '1523083'
author:
- first_name: Dennis
  full_name: Thorndahl, Dennis
  last_name: Thorndahl
- first_name: Miriam
  full_name: Abel, Miriam
  last_name: Abel
- first_name: Katharina
  full_name: Albrecht, Katharina
  last_name: Albrecht
- first_name: Anna
  full_name: Rosenkranz, Anna
  last_name: Rosenkranz
- first_name: Kristina
  full_name: Jonas, Kristina
  id: '94540'
  last_name: Jonas
  orcid: 0000-0002-1067-9139
citation:
  ama: 'Thorndahl D, Abel M, Albrecht K, Rosenkranz A, Jonas K. Bridging the digital
    disability divide: supporting digital participation of individuals with speech,
    language, and communication disorders as a task for speech-language pathology.
    <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>. 2025;10. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083">10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083</a>'
  apa: 'Thorndahl, D., Abel, M., Albrecht, K., Rosenkranz, A., &#38; Jonas, K. (2025).
    Bridging the digital disability divide: supporting digital participation of individuals
    with speech, language, and communication disorders as a task for speech-language
    pathology. <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>, <i>10</i>, Article 1523083. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083">https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Thorndahl_Abel_Albrecht_Rosenkranz_Jonas_2025, title={Bridging
    the digital disability divide: supporting digital participation of individuals
    with speech, language, and communication disorders as a task for speech-language
    pathology}, volume={10}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083">10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083</a>},
    number={1523083}, journal={Frontiers in Communication}, publisher={Frontiers Media
    SA}, author={Thorndahl, Dennis and Abel, Miriam and Albrecht, Katharina and Rosenkranz,
    Anna and Jonas, Kristina}, year={2025} }'
  chicago: 'Thorndahl, Dennis, Miriam Abel, Katharina Albrecht, Anna Rosenkranz, and
    Kristina Jonas. “Bridging the Digital Disability Divide: Supporting Digital Participation
    of Individuals with Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders as a Task for
    Speech-Language Pathology.” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i> 10 (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083">https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083</a>.'
  ieee: 'D. Thorndahl, M. Abel, K. Albrecht, A. Rosenkranz, and K. Jonas, “Bridging
    the digital disability divide: supporting digital participation of individuals
    with speech, language, and communication disorders as a task for speech-language
    pathology,” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>, vol. 10, Art. no. 1523083, 2025,
    doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083">10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083</a>.'
  mla: 'Thorndahl, Dennis, et al. “Bridging the Digital Disability Divide: Supporting
    Digital Participation of Individuals with Speech, Language, and Communication
    Disorders as a Task for Speech-Language Pathology.” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>,
    vol. 10, 1523083, Frontiers Media SA, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083">10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083</a>.'
  short: D. Thorndahl, M. Abel, K. Albrecht, A. Rosenkranz, K. Jonas, Frontiers in
    Communication 10 (2025).
date_created: 2025-09-29T06:34:45Z
date_updated: 2025-09-29T06:43:05Z
doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1523083
intvolume: '        10'
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Frontiers in Communication
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2297-900X
publication_status: published
publisher: Frontiers Media SA
status: public
title: 'Bridging the digital disability divide: supporting digital participation of
  individuals with speech, language, and communication disorders as a task for speech-language
  pathology'
type: journal_article
user_id: '94540'
volume: 10
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '51344'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p>Modified action demonstration—dubbed <jats:italic>motionese—</jats:italic>has
    been proposed as a way to help children recognize the structure and meaning of
    actions. However, until now, it has been investigated only in young infants. This
    brief research report presents findings from a cross-sectional study of parental
    action demonstrations to three groups of 8–11, 12–23, and 24–30-month-old children
    that applied seven motionese parameters; a second study investigated the youngest
    group of participants longitudinally to corroborate the cross-sectional results.
    Results of both studies suggested that four motionese parameters (Motion Pauses,
    Pace, Velocity, Acceleration) seem to structure the action by organizing it in
    motion pauses. Whereas these parameters persist over different ages, three other
    parameters (Demonstration Length, Roundness, and Range) occur predominantly in
    the younger group and seem to serve to organize infants' attention on the basis
    of movement. Results are discussed in terms of facilitative vs. pedagogical learning.</jats:p>
author:
- first_name: Katharina
  full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
  id: '50352'
  last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Anna-Lisa
  full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa
  last_name: Vollmer
- first_name: Jannik
  full_name: Fritsch, Jannik
  last_name: Fritsch
- first_name: Britta
  full_name: Wrede, Britta
  last_name: Wrede
citation:
  ama: Rohlfing K, Vollmer A-L, Fritsch J, Wrede B. Which “motionese” parameters change
    with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring modifications.
    <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>. 2022;7. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>
  apa: Rohlfing, K., Vollmer, A.-L., Fritsch, J., &#38; Wrede, B. (2022). Which “motionese”
    parameters change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring
    modifications. <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>, <i>7</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Rohlfing_Vollmer_Fritsch_Wrede_2022, title={Which “motionese”
    parameters change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring
    modifications}, volume={7}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>},
    journal={Frontiers in Communication}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Rohlfing,
    Katharina and Vollmer, Anna-Lisa and Fritsch, Jannik and Wrede, Britta}, year={2022}
    }'
  chicago: Rohlfing, Katharina, Anna-Lisa Vollmer, Jannik Fritsch, and Britta Wrede.
    “Which ‘Motionese’ Parameters Change with Children’s Age? Disentangling Attention-Getting
    from Action-Structuring Modifications.” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i> 7 (2022).
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>.
  ieee: 'K. Rohlfing, A.-L. Vollmer, J. Fritsch, and B. Wrede, “Which ‘motionese’
    parameters change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring
    modifications,” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>, vol. 7, 2022, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>.'
  mla: Rohlfing, Katharina, et al. “Which ‘Motionese’ Parameters Change with Children’s
    Age? Disentangling Attention-Getting from Action-Structuring Modifications.” <i>Frontiers
    in Communication</i>, vol. 7, Frontiers Media SA, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>.
  short: K. Rohlfing, A.-L. Vollmer, J. Fritsch, B. Wrede, Frontiers in Communication
    7 (2022).
date_created: 2024-02-14T09:07:53Z
date_updated: 2024-02-26T08:53:33Z
department:
- _id: '660'
doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405
intvolume: '         7'
keyword:
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Communication
language:
- iso: eng
project:
- _id: '111'
  grant_number: '438445824'
  name: 'TRR 318 - A01: TRR 318 - Adaptives Erklären (Teilprojekt A01)'
- _id: '113'
  name: 'TRR 318 - A3: TRR 318 - Subproject A3'
- _id: '115'
  grant_number: '438445824'
  name: 'TRR 318 - A05: TRR 318 - Echtzeitmessung der Aufmerksamkeit im Mensch-Roboter-Erklärdialog
    (Teilprojekt A05)'
publication: Frontiers in Communication
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2297-900X
publication_status: published
publisher: Frontiers Media SA
status: public
title: Which “motionese” parameters change with children's age? Disentangling attention-getting
  from action-structuring modifications
type: journal_article
user_id: '54779'
volume: 7
year: '2022'
...
---
_id: '54708'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p>Modified action demonstration—dubbed <jats:italic>motionese—</jats:italic>has
    been proposed as a way to help children recognize the structure and meaning of
    actions. However, until now, it has been investigated only in young infants. This
    brief research report presents findings from a cross-sectional study of parental
    action demonstrations to three groups of 8–11, 12–23, and 24–30-month-old children
    that applied seven motionese parameters; a second study investigated the youngest
    group of participants longitudinally to corroborate the cross-sectional results.
    Results of both studies suggested that four motionese parameters (Motion Pauses,
    Pace, Velocity, Acceleration) seem to structure the action by organizing it in
    motion pauses. Whereas these parameters persist over different ages, three other
    parameters (Demonstration Length, Roundness, and Range) occur predominantly in
    the younger group and seem to serve to organize infants' attention on the basis
    of movement. Results are discussed in terms of facilitative vs. pedagogical learning.</jats:p>
author:
- first_name: Katharina J.
  full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina J.
  last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Anna-Lisa
  full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa
  last_name: Vollmer
- first_name: Jannik
  full_name: Fritsch, Jannik
  last_name: Fritsch
- first_name: Britta
  full_name: Wrede, Britta
  last_name: Wrede
citation:
  ama: Rohlfing KJ, Vollmer A-L, Fritsch J, Wrede B. Which “motionese” parameters
    change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring
    modifications. <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>. 2022;7. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>
  apa: Rohlfing, K. J., Vollmer, A.-L., Fritsch, J., &#38; Wrede, B. (2022). Which
    “motionese” parameters change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting
    from action-structuring modifications. <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>, <i>7</i>.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Rohlfing_Vollmer_Fritsch_Wrede_2022, title={Which “motionese”
    parameters change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring
    modifications}, volume={7}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>},
    journal={Frontiers in Communication}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Rohlfing,
    Katharina J. and Vollmer, Anna-Lisa and Fritsch, Jannik and Wrede, Britta}, year={2022}
    }'
  chicago: Rohlfing, Katharina J., Anna-Lisa Vollmer, Jannik Fritsch, and Britta Wrede.
    “Which ‘Motionese’ Parameters Change with Children’s Age? Disentangling Attention-Getting
    from Action-Structuring Modifications.” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i> 7 (2022).
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>.
  ieee: 'K. J. Rohlfing, A.-L. Vollmer, J. Fritsch, and B. Wrede, “Which ‘motionese’
    parameters change with children’s age? Disentangling attention-getting from action-structuring
    modifications,” <i>Frontiers in Communication</i>, vol. 7, 2022, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>.'
  mla: Rohlfing, Katharina J., et al. “Which ‘Motionese’ Parameters Change with Children’s
    Age? Disentangling Attention-Getting from Action-Structuring Modifications.” <i>Frontiers
    in Communication</i>, vol. 7, Frontiers Media SA, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405">10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405</a>.
  short: K.J. Rohlfing, A.-L. Vollmer, J. Fritsch, B. Wrede, Frontiers in Communication
    7 (2022).
date_created: 2024-06-11T14:51:18Z
date_updated: 2024-06-11T14:52:18Z
doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.922405
intvolume: '         7'
publication: Frontiers in Communication
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2297-900X
publication_status: published
publisher: Frontiers Media SA
status: public
title: Which “motionese” parameters change with children's age? Disentangling attention-getting
  from action-structuring modifications
type: journal_article
user_id: '86589'
volume: 7
year: '2022'
...