Plain Language Research Summaries

Plain language summaries of research articles are important because they make complex scientific information easier to understand for everyone. By providing summaries that are accessible to a broader audience, research becomes more inclusive and useful. This can empower informed decision-making, improve communication, and bridge the gap between researchers and the public.

Categories of articles

AAC and Assistive Technology

Jan Staehely AAC and AI
Mother and daughter work with a therapist during a telehealth visit.
Conducting a Community Engagement Studio to Adapt Enhanced Milieu Teaching
A young girl writing on a workbook sits next to a woman in a blazer.
AUCD visit BCI test
Mobile Technology Helps Find the Right Words
AAC Jan Staehely 2
BCI eye tracking
neuron
A Deaf Black man wearing glasses looks neutrally at the camera while holding a hand lettered sign declaring “NOTHING about us without US.” The man wears denim overalls and has a black and white beard, septum piercing, and hair pulled back with a bandana. The background features a vibrant mural of a Black woman looking down.

Education

Teaching Parents RAAP Research in Plain Language
Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels
Photo by Kampus Production from Pexels
Four disabled people of color gather around a table during a meeting. A Black woman sitting on a couch gestures and speaks while the three others (a South Asian person sitting in a wheelchair, a Black non-binary person sitting in a chair, and a Black non-binary person standing with a clipboard and cane) face her and listen.

Health and Wellness

PLA study depressed teen
A teenaged girl with dark hair and light skin studiously writes in a notebook. She is wearing a light purple sweater and pink scarf.
Two disabled Black people (a femme wearing compression gloves and a non-binary person in a power wheelchair that's partially in view) sit across each other and laugh while on a coffee date in a brick building.
An image displayed on a computer monitor of a baby in-utero during an ultrasound.
A young woman wearing white clothing is visiting with a medical professional.
A teen girl's head and shoulders, viewed from the back as she indicates neck or back pain. The girl has dyed blonde hair and red painted fingernails.
A child with long dark hair, medium-tan skin, and a pink jacket happily plays on playground equipment.

Reproductive Health

Hand of a Person Holding a Baby's Feet
Two women sitting on a couch talking.
An ultrasound machine showing a black and white projection of an unborn baby.