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Expressive and Receptive Performance with Graphic Symbol Sentences by Individuals Who Use Aided Communication
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Sutton, Ann; Trudeau, Natacha; Morford, Jill P.; Smith, Martine M.; Mascolo, Marie-Ève – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
This study explored performance on expressive and receptive graphic symbol tasks and spoken comprehension by individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as well as the relationship of performance with participants' skills and characteristics. Participants were 19 children and youth (aged 5- to 18-years-old) who used aided…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Assistive Technology
Facilitators and Barriers to Developing Romantic and Sexual Relationships: Lived Experiences of People with Complex Communication Needs
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Sellwood, Darryl; Raghavendra, Parimala; Walker, Ruth – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
The aims of this study were to investigate the lived experiences of people with complex communication needs in developing romantic and sexual relationships, and identify and explore barriers and facilitators they encountered in pursuing these relationships. For the study, nine participants were interviewed. All were at least 21-years-old, used…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
The Impact of Staff Training in Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) on the Communication Abilities of Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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Torrison, Christina; Jung, Elaina; Baker, Kristin; Beliveau, Christine; Cook, Albert – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2007
Staff at a day program were trained in Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies and techniques. The goal was to provide training that would allow staff at the centre to use communication strategies when working with their clients. Two training sessions were provided on AAC and communication strategies for all staff at the centre.…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Day Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Literacy Disability and Communication: Making the Connection.
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Roeher Inst., North York (Ontario). – 1999
Based on a conceptual framework that links literacy and communication, this Canadian report reviews four types of policy provisions for their effectiveness in addressing the barriers to literacy and communication that people with disabilities face: human rights instruments, provisions for literacy and communication support to individuals, access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation