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Direct linkCamryn Claire Terblanche; Michelle Pascoe; Michal Harty – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: There is a global need for synthetic speech development in multiple languages and dialects, as many children who cannot communicate using their natural voice struggle to find synthetic voices on high-technology devices that match their age, social and linguistic background. Aims: To document multiple stakeholders' perspectives…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Child Language, African Languages, Foreign Countries
Kerstin Tönsing; Shakila Dada – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
In South Africa, many children with extensive support needs--including children who require AAC--are accommodated in care centers rather than the public schooling system. Caregivers employed at these centers need training in order to support children's communication using augmentative and alternative methods. A total of 29 center-based caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
Marinda Raubenheimer; Salomé Geertsema; Mia Le Roux; Marien A. Graham – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2024
Vestibular input (VI) activities are linked with skill learning, engagement, and communication. This study investigated the influence of VI activities on the responses of non-verbal children with autism spectrum disorders (CWASD) when prompted to request a reinforcer using picture exchange communication. A single subject alternating treatment…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness, Sensory Experience
Laher, Zakiyya; Dada, Shakila – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Aided language stimulation is an augmented input strategy that facilitates the expressive and receptive language skills of persons who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The aim of this study was to determine and compare the acquisition of receptive vocabulary items during implementation of aided language stimulation with…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Receptive Language, Severe Intellectual Disability, Language Acquisition
Muttiah, Nimisha; Gormley, Jessica; Drager, Kathryn D. R. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Currently, a small number of studies discuss augmentative and alternative (AAC) interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The primary purpose of this scoping review was to summarize the current evidence base on communication-based interventions and partner training in LMICs, to explore and identify gaps in the AAC evidence base…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Developing Nations
Download full textBathobile Charity Ngcobo; Juan Bornman – South African Journal of Education, 2024
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies benefit learners with complex communication needs (CCN) by allowing them to participate, interact and learn. AAC is realised in the South African Education policy; however, research indicates that many teachers still have limited AAC knowledge. With this study we aimed to describe the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders
Dada, Shakila; Tonsing, Kerstin; Goldbart, Juliet – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Background: Friendship is a crucial relationship for young adults with disabilities as it offers practical support and enjoyment, and it is essential to well-being and health. The present study examined the friendships of young adults with physical disabilities whose challenges with natural speech necessitate the use of augmentative and…
Descriptors: Friendship, Young Adults, Physical Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Camryn Terblanche; Michelle Pascoe; Michal Harty – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
Communication partners are instrumental in the successful use and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), especially in schools, but stakeholder views from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not well represented in the literature. Focus group interviews with seven professionals and three caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education
Wepener, Clara; Johnson, Ensa; Bornman, Juan – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
This study explored the interactional aspects of text messaging on mobile phones for youth with complex communication needs. A qualitative case study design was used to investigate aspects such as reasons, place, timing of communication, content and communication partners. Data were gathered from seven youth with complex communication needs…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Communication Problems
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
Travis, Julia; Geiger, Martha – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
This study investigated the effects of introducing the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on the frequency of requesting and commenting and the length of verbal utterances of two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who presented with some spoken language, but limited use of language in communicative exchanges. A mixed research…
Descriptors: Research Design, Speech, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Alant, Erna – 1993
This report describes the development of a community-based service for the implementation of augmentative and alternative communication strategies with regard to children with severe disabilities in South Africa. The intervention process was developed by the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication of the University of Pretoria. The…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
van der Merwe, Elmarie; Alant, Erna – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2004
Although the Minspeak[TM] approach is used on communication devices worldwide, little research has been conducted on its applicability within specific cultural contexts. The impact that users' familiarity of symbols and associations can have on learnability necessitates more systematic research. This study was an investigation into the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Familiarity, Cultural Context, Computer Software
