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Alexander Boyev; Irina Rabaev; Nitzan Cohen; Hadas Chassidim – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) describes different ways to communicate that supplement or compensate for the impairment of individuals with complex communication needs. AAC can utilize computerized devices, with visual scene display (VSD) or video visual scene display (VVSD) as a communication mode. Recent literature…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders
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Savaldi-Harussi, Gat; Uziel, Sigal – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
This study's goal was to inform the selection of the most frequently used words to serve as a reference for core vocabulary selection for Hebrew-speaking children who require AAC. The paper describes the vocabulary used by 12 Hebrew-speaking preschool children with typical development in two different conditions: peer talk, and peer talk with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Word Frequency, Hebrew, Preschool Children
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Shahar-Lahav, Ravit; Sher-Censor, Efrat; Hebel, Orly – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Emotional availability in parent-child interactions fosters children's socioemotional development. Little is known about the emotional availability of parents and children with profound motor disabilities and complex communication needs or the contributions of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to emotional availability. To begin…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Emotional Response, Physical Disabilities
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Eli Kohn; Yasmin Boukai; Bat Sheva Feldman – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2024
This study examines the prayer experience of haredi (ultra-orthodox) youngsters who are unable to speak because of complex developmental motor limitations. The participants in the study are assisted by augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in order to communicate with their environment. AAC allows children and adults with complex…
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Education, Religious Schools, Religious Factors
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Da Fonte, M. Alexandra; Boesch, Miriam C. – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2016
Empirical evidence supports the notion of special education teachers receiving limited pre-service training in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This lack of training is not only evident in the United States but in other countries such as United Kingdom, India, and Israel. Yet the teaching demands for the use of AAC are increasing…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers
Edyburn, Dave L.; And Others – 1995
The four articles in this monograph present issues in the application of technology to special education from an international perspective. In the first chapter, "Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems--Computer Applications for Individuals with Disabilities: An International Perspective," Richard Cardinali and George McMurdo…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction