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Direct linkSmidt, Andy; Pebdani, Roxanna N. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
It is estimated that approximately 97 million people in the world have complex communication needs and may benefit from alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). Although AAC is considered an evidenced-based intervention, device abandonment remains common, and researchers have attempted to analyze the causes of people abandoning devices.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Decision Making, Disabilities
Attributes of Communication Aids as Described by Those Supporting Children and Young People with AAC
Judge, 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
Melinda R. Snodgrass; Sarah N. Douglas; Virginia L. Walker; Yun-Ching Chung – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2024
Despite advances in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), outcomes among children who require AAC remain discouraging. Practitioners may benefit from guidelines to aid decision-making in relation to supporting pre-linguistic communicators. We conducted an open-ended questionnaire of 30 AAC professionals from six…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Decision Making, Evaluation, Communication Skills
McKelvey, Miechelle; Weissling, Kristy S. E.; Lund, Shelley K.; Quach, Wendy; Dietz, Aimee – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
This phenomenological qualitative study explored how eight speech-language pathology specialists in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) (who self-identified as adult-focused) would approach the AAC assessment process when presented with a case study of an adult with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The general research questions…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Neurological Impairments, Speech Language Pathology
Clarke, Zoë Charlotte; Judge, Simon; Fryer, Kate; Cunningham, Stuart; Toogood, Jonathan; Hawley, Mark S. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Few studies have investigated how individuals with partially intelligible speech choose to communicate, including how, when, and why they might use a speech-generating device (SGD). This study aimed to add to the literature by exploring how this group of individuals use different communication strategies. Qualitative interviews were carried out…
Descriptors: Intelligibility, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Strategies, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Cave, Richard; Bloch, Steven – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: More than 80% of people living with MND (plwMND) develop difficulties with their speech, affecting communication, self-identity and quality of life. Most plwMND eventually use an augmentative and alternative communication device (AAC) to communicate. Some AAC devices provide a synthesized voice for speech, however these voices are…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Artificial Speech, Assistive Technology
Lorang, Emily; Maltman, Nell; Venker, Courtney; Eith, Alyson; Sterling, Audra – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
This survey study examined augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices reported by early intervention speech-language pathologists (SLPs) across the United States (N = 376). The study examined (a) types of AAC that SLPs reported using (i.e., sign language, photographs, pictures, symbols, talking switches, and iPad apps or dedicated…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Early Intervention
Donaldson, Amy L.; Corbin, Endever; Zisk, Alyssa Hillary; Eddy, Brandon – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: Families and professionals often consider augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) a "last resort" for persons with communication challenges; however, speaking autistic adults have reported that they would have benefited from access to AAC as children. This tutorial discusses the history of this "last resort"…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interpersonal Communication
