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Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of High-Technology Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis
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Baxter, Susan; Enderby, Pam; Evans, Philippa; Judge, Simon – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: There has been a rapid growth in recent years of available technologies for individuals with communication difficulties. Research in the area is currently underdeveloped with practitioners having a limited body of work on which to draw to guide the process of intervention. Concerns have been raised that this newly developed technology…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcome Measures, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Decision Making of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Concerning Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Hungary
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Serpentine, Elizabeth C.; Tarnai, Balazs; Drager, Kathryn D. R.; Finke, Erinn H. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2011
A qualitative interview methodology was used to investigate the perspectives of 10 Hungarian parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) concerning their decision-making processes undertaken to make communication intervention decisions for their children. Six themes were identified from the data: (a) sources of information, (b)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Parents
Culture, Families, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Impact: A Multimedia Instructional Program for Related Services Personnel and Family Members. Executive Summary and Final Report.
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Parette, Howard P.; VanBiervliet, Alan – 2000
This report details the outcomes of a project designed to develop decision-making strategies and materials related to the prescription of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for children with disabilities. The project resulted in the development of the first interactive, bilingual CD-ROM designed to be used by related services…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiovisual Instruction, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children