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Personalization of Visual Scene Displays: Preliminary Investigations of Adults with Aphasia, Typical Females across the Age Span, and Young Adult Males and Females
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Beukelman, David R.; Thiessen, Amber; Fager, Susan Koch – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Visual scene displays (VSDs) are becoming an increasingly popular method of message representation within augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports; however, design factors can influence the effectiveness of these images as communication supports. One issue that has come to light in recent years is the fact that selecting…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Familiarity, Preferences
Augmenting Communicative Environments for People with Acquired Neurogenic Disorders: Exploring Situated Discourse Analysis
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Hengst, Julie A.; Sherrill, Martha H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
This theoretical review article describes "situated discourse analysis" (SDA) and explores its implications for communication sciences and disorders. Drawing on situated theories of cognition and communication, SDA aims to understand "real-time communicative processes" of people engaging in complex "sociocultural…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Sociocultural Patterns, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Ethnography
Learning Styles and Motivations of Individuals without Prior Exposure to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Thiessen, Amber; Beukelman, David – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
Purpose: Study purposes were to (a) examine achievement goal tendencies and learning mode preferences of adults who were unfamiliar with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) facilitation, and (b) determine whether age and gender have an effect on these variables. Recruitment of untrained individuals allowed the researchers to simulate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Learning Motivation, Socialization, Gender Differences
Developing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Literacy Interventions in a Supported Employment Setting.
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Foley, Beth E.; Staples, Amy H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2003
This article describes an integrated augmentative and alternative communication and literacy intervention program developed for five adults with autism in a supported employment facility. Three detailed case studies describe approaches used with project participants who had emerging, beginning, and more advanced levels of communication and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism