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Attributes of Communication Aids as Described by Those Supporting Children and Young People with AAC
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Direct linkJudge, Simon; Murray, Janice; Lynch, Yvonne; Meredith, Stuart; Moulam, Liz; Randall, Nicola; Whittle, Helen; Goldbart, Juliet – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Those supporting children and young people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) contribute to ongoing complex decision-making about communication aid selection and support. Little is known about how these decisions are made in practice and how attributes of the communication aid are described or considered. Aims: To…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Decision Making, Children
Ok, Min Wook; Kim, Min Kyung; Kang, Eun Young; Bryant, Brian R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
Computers can be an effective teaching method for students with learning disabilities (LD). The use of mobile devices as education tools for students with disabilities has received considerable attention in special education recently. Parents, teachers, and professionals look for effective applications (i.e., apps) that meet the needs of their…
Descriptors: Instructional Material Evaluation, Learning Disabilities, Scoring Rubrics, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Santoro, Lana Edwards; Bishop, M. J. – Computers in the Schools, 2010
It seems appropriate, if not necessary, to use empirically supported criteria to evaluate reading software applications. This study's purpose was to develop a research-based evaluation framework and review selected beginning reading software that might be used with struggling beginning readers. Thirty-one products were reviewed according to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
Murphy, Patti – Exceptional Parent, 2007
Frequently linked to sophisticated speech communication devices resembling laptop computers, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses a spectrum of tools and strategies ranging from pointing, writing, gestures, and facial expressions to sign language, manual alphabet boards, picture symbols, and photographs used to convey…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Computer Software Selection
Peters, Tom; Bell, Lori – Computers in Libraries, 2007
This article describes a computer-based technology for generating speech called text-to-speech (TTS). This software is ready for widespread use by libraries, other organizations, and individual users. It offers the affordable ability to turn just about any electronic text that is not image-based into an artificially spoken communication. The…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Artificial Speech, Library Services
