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Adrienne L. Seamans – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Individuals with complex communication needs cannot articulate what they want to communicate through intelligible speech. Consequently, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods can be taught to these individuals so they can communicate in a way that is understood by others. As part of the training on how to use AAC methods,…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Public Schools
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Aine M. Mooney Mahan; Allison Bean; Amy Miller Sonntag – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
Communicative competence for people who use augmentative and alternative communication consists of four interrelated domains: linguistic, strategic, social, and operational. Ongoing assessment and progress monitoring within these domains are crucial to (a) providing information to teach targeted skills in a manner contextualized within the…
Descriptors: Children, Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology
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McCorkle, Laura S.; Diamond, Lindsay L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires children enrolled in Part C to have a transition plan in place at least 90 days before the child's third birthday (IDEA, 2004). This plan may include a transition to Part B services or an option to continue with Part C services until kindergarten (IDEA, 2004, ยง303.211). For the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
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Agran, Martin; Dymond, Stacy; Rooney-Kron, Magen; Martin, James – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which extracurricular activities are included in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) of secondary age students with intellectual disability (ID). Student characteristics (grade, disability, use of augmentative and alternative communication) were examined to explore potential group…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Secondary School Students, Intellectual Disability
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Taylor, Matthew S.; Lohmann, Marla J.; Kappel, Alexandria – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
In 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act outlined specific considerations for students with individual education programs in relation to their needs and application of assistive technology (AT) devices and services used to access school curriculum. Teachers will interact with a variety of assistive technologies during their career…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
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Burke, Meghan M.; Rios, Kristina; Lee, Chung eun – Journal of Special Education, 2019
Although many parents report needing advocates to receive special education services for their children with disabilities, the advocacy process is largely unexplored especially in relation to school and child outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the special education advocacy process by conducting interviews with nine parent-advocate…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Children, Students with Disabilities, Parent Attitudes
Warren, S. H.; Thurlow, M. L.; Lazarus, S. S.; Strunk, K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2018
More than 45 individuals representing staff from state departments of education, school districts, testing and testing-related companies, and other educational organizations participated in a forum on June 26, 2018 in San Diego, California to discuss speech-to-text and scribing, the differences in terminology, challenges associated with…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Special Education, Transcripts (Written Records), Needs Assessment
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DiMeo, Sarah; Baxter, Mary Frances; Zapf, Susan; Pemberton, Jane; Amerih, Husny – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2018
The purpose of this case study was to examine if the Matching Assistive Technology to Child Augmentative Communication Evaluation Simplified (MATCH-ACES) assessment can help a special education team select an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention for a student with special needs. Additionally, this study identified the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Intervention, Program Effectiveness