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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
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Nagle, Kathy F.; Eadie, Tanya L.; Wright, Derek R.; Sumida, Yumi A. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2012
Purpose: To determine (a) the effect of fundamental frequency (f0) on speech intelligibility, acceptability, and perceived gender in electrolaryngeal (EL) speakers, and (b) the effect of known gender on speech acceptability in EL speakers. Method: A 2-part study was conducted. In Part 1, 34 healthy adults provided speech recordings using…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Females, Rating Scales, Gender Differences
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Beck, Ann R.; Bock, Stacey; Thompson, James R.; Bowman, Linda; Robbins, Stacey – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Two videotapes were created of a child communicating with a voice output augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. In one the child communicated using formal English only and in the other the child communicated using formal English and age appropriate informal terms. Children in grades 4 and 5 viewed either the formal English only…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Grade 5, Gender Differences