Clear Ink Press
The term “ymage” refers to a cognitive image, but is spelled with a ‘y’ to avoid associations with visual processing alone. Naturally, the tutorial provides a much better explanation.
Clyr Ink Press tends to house scientific pursuits and writing projects (including apps), while other artistic endeavors now live over at Ymaginary Studios.
Clyr used to act as a collective resource for SLP/ATP services, but I wound down and decided not to manage that kind of a business anymore. I am in the process of removing the residual information about our former Services, and I no longer see people in private practice. Responsibility for the opinions expressed on this site lies entirely with me.
Eugene, OR
I specialize in: cognition; personality (idiographic and nomothetic); sensory integration; semeiognomy; information and assistive technologies; argumentation and rhetorical analysis; and ontology… so, in sum, various kinds and degrees of being. (See more here.)
I currently work for Lane ESD. (Projected escape: June of 2027)
(Click on the portrait for more pictures.)
When he is not reading like a mad fiend (or surpassing 6000 movies in Letterboxd), Trace collects transitional words and phrases to create compound-complex sentences. He is Autistic, Schizotypic, Highly Sensitive, and Empathic (among who knows what all else), and is avidly pursuing a burgeoning interest in radical visibility and rightful presence.
The Clyr group (formerly Clyr Inc.) originally researched natural language processing with particular emphasis on ymage technology. We drew upon academic and industrial experience in cognitive science, linguistics, and systems design engineering, as well as professional certificates in technical training and systems administration. While we did get things off the ground, it was in much the same way that a penguin “flies” between the ice and the ocean (i.e., expelling air from its feathers to triple its speed underwater). Our research continues to richly inform individual pursuits in communication disorders, assistive technology, recreational therapy, information engineering, and so on.
This graph is a remnant of research that plotted the conceptual accessibility of written text according to average sentence length (SL) and difficult words (DW), where the graph itself despicts that area divided into 11 sectors (A-K) based on curves drawn. The sectors are:
Label
Category
A
B
Clear
Unclear
C
D
Obscure
Opaque
E
F
Simple
Polished
H
G
Formal
Elegant
J
I
Effusive
Pompous
K
Affected
A Speech-Language Pathologist’s scope of practice is broad, and a detailed description is frankly overwhelming; in brief, SLPs provide therapy (including evaluations) for the following expressive and receptive communication skills:
You can see how these give rise to such areas as:
This list is intended to be family-friendly, so it is neither technical nor exhaustive… it simply portrays the gist of what an SLP does.
I donated my writing about Assistive Technology services to Lane ESD.
I have been creating apps (iPadOS and macOS) to help improve people’s quality of access. An education service district typically cannot afford to also be a software development company, so all of these apps were developed outside of any concurrent employment (there or elsewhere), and are offered for free.
Now that these six are all fully supported, we will focus some attention on a couple of programs that should be of more general commercial interest... about which we shall in the meantime remain mysterious.
Here you can find our detailed Privacy Policy, and Terms and Conditions; in short, our apps collect no personal information… they were designed to be safe for use with students in schools.
I have not been deeply involved in active research pursuits for a while now, due to my shift in focus towards the application of tangible products in educational settings; however, my therapy, training, and apps are all grounded in a considerable body of R&D (as well as in my fundamental expertise in statistical analysis, the evaluation of research quality, and so on).
So let me know if you have a collaborative project in mind, but understand the I am a tired old man.
I do still have some white papers available regarding the existing Clyr search engine technology, namely: an introduction, an illustrative metaphor, and a description of what makes it distinct from other systems. I have a paper on semeiognomy basics, but that material has all been incorporated into the tutorial on communication disorders therapy in intensely special education.
Clyr Ink Press tends to be the face of my professional interaction with the community (give or take), whereas the Ymaginary Studios site houses our personal activities more generally.
So those interests are also represented, whether or not they are ever associated with services and projects.
I gratefully recognize these valuable contributors to the people in our community. (Logos displayed with permission.)
“Our mission is to organize support, resources, and community for queer folks in the state currently known as Oregon.”
“Circle of Friends was founded on one simple concept: youth with severe impairments and challenges are just like anyone else – they deserve opportunities. Through resources, support, training, and a community built on compassion, we’re here to break the cycle of isolation for these individuals and the people who love them.”
“Dedicated to improving positive and equitable outcomes for students, families, and educators by providing access to a variety of resources, creating and supporting community enrichment projects, and assisting educators and partner organizations in their missions to promote equity in education and society.”
