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Direct linkEdina Hanley; Caroline Dalton; Elaine Lehane; Anne-Marie Martin – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study explores communication partners' perceptions of their roles and responsibilities in the design, planning and use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with individuals with severe/profound intellectual disability. Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach was used. Purposive sampling, data collection and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Severe Intellectual Disability, Role
Katherine Broomfield; Simon Judge; Karen Sage; Georgina L. Jones; Deborah James – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: People who have communication difficulties may benefit from using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Understanding and measuring outcomes from the use of AAC is an important part of evaluating the impact of devices and services. Outcome measurement needs to reflect the changing nature of the impact of using AAC on an…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Outcomes of Treatment, Communication Problems, Evaluation
Shelley K. Lund; Wendy Quach; Kristy Weissling; Miechelle McKelvey – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: Previous research has shown that many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) lack confidence in conducting augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations. The AAC Clinical Assessment Project team developed a protocol to help guide SLPs to complete AAC assessments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This article…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Jolene Hyppa-Martin; Jason Lilley; Mo Chen; Jaclyn Friese; Corinne Schmidt; H. Timothy Bunnell – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) commonly results in the inability to produce natural speech, making speech-generating devices (SGDs) important. Historically, synthetic voices generated by SGDs were neither unique, nor age- or dialect-appropriate, which depersonalized SGD use. Voices generated by SGDs can now be customized via voice banking and…
Descriptors: Intelligibility, Speech Impairments, Artificial Speech, Voice Disorders
Anna Rensfeldt Flink; Sofia Wallin; Johanna Larsson; Ellen Westling; Jakob Åsberg Johnels – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
This mixed methods survey study aims to investigate school staff's perspectives on using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with students with the most severe disabilities in Swedish school settings. The study employed a convergent mixed methods design, where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Personnel, Attitudes, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Camryn Terblanche; Michelle Pascoe; Michal Harty – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
Communication partners are instrumental in the successful use and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), especially in schools, but stakeholder views from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not well represented in the literature. Focus group interviews with seven professionals and three caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education
Stephanie Lackey; Seamus Burnham; Glenda Watson Hyatt; Tracy Shepherd; Shane Pinder; T. Claire Davies; Beata Batorowicz – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) often relies on the involvement of AAC service providers; however little is known about how AAC services are delivered across Canada. This study aimed to explore AAC service provision and factors influencing use of AAC from the perspectives of service providers across Canada who are involved…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Delivery Systems, Allied Health Personnel
