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Direct linkBailey, Rita L.; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Stoner, Julia B.; Angell, Maureen E.; Carroll, Kathleen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2006
Purpose: Although advancements in technology have expanded the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for children with disabilities, the use of AAC devices in school and home settings is often inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to examine family members' perceptions regarding the use of AAC devices. Factors that…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Family Attitudes, Youth
Peer reviewedParette, Howard P., Jr.; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Huer, Mary Blake – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study involving 58 parents of children with disabilities investigated how professionals could help families learn how to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. Sensitivity toward child specific issues of ethnicity and disability, and parental involvement in parent-professional partnerships were stressed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedParette, Howard P., Jr.; Marr, Diane Dempsey – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Claims that school psychologists will increasingly be called upon to help select electronic augmentative and alternative communication devices in developing individual education plans for special needs children. Reviews assessment factors which must be considered and provides a self-checklist to help school psychologists develop and conduct…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textParette, Howard P., Jr. – 1996
This paper addresses considerations inherent in the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) decision-making process which are important for teachers and related services personnel who participate on Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams for students with disabilities. Specific dimensions discussed include characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Decision Making
Bailey, Rita L.; Stoner, Julie B.; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Angell, Maureen E. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This study provided an in-depth view of augmentative and alternative (AAC) team member's perceptions of AAC device use with older students. Six special education teachers and one speech-language pathologist (SLP) who worked as members of an AAC team were interviewed to determine their perceptions of AAC use in junior high and high school settings.…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Special Education Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Peer reviewedHuer, Mary Blake; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Saenz, Terry Irvine – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
Focus groups of family members of children with disabilities discussed augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices within a Mexican American community. Among seven perspectives identified are: (1) children understand nonverbal communication in the home; (2) aided techniques are useful outside of the home; (3) families have great…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems
Parette, Howard P., Jr.; And Others – 1994
This study evaluated the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment and prescriptive practices currently used in various states, through a survey of project directors in all 50 states receiving funding under the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1994. The survey instrument assessed directors'…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Peer reviewedParette, Howard P., Jr.; Hourcade, Jack J. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1997
A survey of 28 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H coordinators throughout the nation investigated current assessment practices used to prescribe augmentative and alternative communication devices for young children with disabilities. Few respondents reported that they provided training "to a great extent" in the uses of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities
Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1997
This paper highlights features of an interactive, bilingual CD-ROM currently under development that is designed to be used for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) decision making with professionals and families of children with disabilities. The CD-ROM is scheduled for release in the spring of 1998 and will: (1) provide information…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Cultural Influences, Decision Making
Stuart, Sheela; Parette, Howard P., Jr. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
Professional sensitivity to cultural issues during augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) design and implementation has gained increasing attention in the professional literature. This article describes four cultural domains in which core values characteristic of Native American tribes are discernable: spirituality, trustworthiness,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, American Indians, Ethnography
Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1994
This study examined the assessment and prescriptive practices used in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) efforts throughout the country. Project Directors (N=50) of projects funded under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act were surveyed. The survey instrument was designed to assess Project…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
