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Miriam C. Boesch; M. Alexandra Da Fonte; Melissa J. Cavagnini; Kaitlyn R. Shaw; Keren E. Deneny; Margaret F. Davis – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2024
Students with complex communication needs have increasingly been using non-dedicated communication systems, such as mobile devices, to support their communication needs. This in turn, has led to an increased used of augmentative and alternative communication apps. The main challenge currently faced is the lack of empirically validated apps and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Evaluation Methods, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders
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Jamie B. Boster; Ursula M. Findlen; Kevin Pitt; John W. McCarthy – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Children with complex communication needs often have multiple disabilities including visual impairments that impact their ability to interact with aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Just as the field benefited from a consideration of visual cognitive neuroscience in construction of visual displays, an exploration of…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Multiple Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Nouf M. Alzrayer – International Education Studies, 2024
Several communication interventions have been used with nonverbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for a long time. One of these methods that are effective in enhancing the communication skills of these individuals is tablet-based devices (e.g., iPads). Special education teachers have a significant role in successfully implementing…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Tablet Computers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Elizabeth R. Lorah; Christine Holyfield; Brenna Griffen; Nicolette Caldwell – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
For individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have limited to no vocal speech abilities, mobile augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology provides opportunities for communication with those around them. Interventionists can incorporate evidence-based practices into AAC instruction to heighten the efficacy of its…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication