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Attitudes and Perceived Communicative Competence: The Impact of Different AAC Means of Communication among Italian Teenagers
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Radici, Elena; Heboyan, Vahé; Mantovani, Fabrizia; De Leo, Gianluca – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
People interact with individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) based on personal attitudes and perceived communicative competence. The purpose of this study is to investigate how different means of communication, such as an iPad-based Speech Generating Device (SGD), a communication board, and natural speech influence the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Adolescents
Enhancing Independent Participation within Vocational Activities for an Adolescent with ASD Using AAC Video Visual Scene Displays
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Babb, Salena; Gormley, Jessica; McNaughton, David; Light, Janice – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2019
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often require support both for learning new skills and for communication. This study used a multiple baseline across activities design to evaluate the effect of videos with integrated visual scene displays (video VSDs), presented using a tablet-based app, on the percentage of steps completed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Technology
Exploring Communication Technology Behaviour of Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy in Singapore
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rasid, Nadia natasha binte mohamed; Nonis, Karen P. – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
Communication among adolescents with cerebral palsy can be restricted with traditional Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device coupled with environmental and social barriers. The advance of communication technology offer solutions to reduce such barriers. Given that there is limited research in communication behaviours of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Professionals' and Parents' Shared Learning in Blended Learning Networks Related to Communication and Augmentative and Alternative Communication for People with Severe Disabilities
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Wilder, Jenny; Magnusson, Lennart; Hanson, Elizabeth – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
People with severe disabilities (SD) communicate in complex ways, and their teachers, parents and other involved professionals find it difficult to gain knowledge and share their experiences regarding the person with SD's communication methods. The purpose of this study is to contribute to our understanding of how parents and professionals share…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Parents, Professional Personnel
Teaching Advanced Operation of an iPod-Based Speech-Generating Device to Two Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Achmadi, Donna; Kagohara, Debora M.; van der Meer, Larah; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sutherland, Dean; Lang, Russell; Marschik, Peter B.; Green, Vanessa A.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
We evaluated a program for teaching two adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to perform more advanced operations on an iPod-based speech-generating device (SGD). The effects of the teaching program were evaluated in a multiprobe multiple baseline across participants design that included two intervention phases. The first intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Reinforcement, Handheld Devices
Teaching Functional Use of an iPod-Based Speech-Generating Device to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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van der Meer, Larah; Kagohara, Debora; Achmadi, Donna; Green, Vanessa A.; Herrington, Christina; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Lang, Russell; Rispoli, Mandy – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011
Anecdotal reports suggest that individuals with developmental disabilities who lack speech may be enabled to communicate through the use of a new iPod-based communication device. However, there appear to be limited empirical data demonstrating successful use of this new device by such individuals. This study was designed to provide empirical…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Developmental Disabilities