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Attributes of Communication Aids as Described by Those Supporting Children and Young People with AAC
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Direct linkJudge, Simon; Murray, Janice; Lynch, Yvonne; Meredith, Stuart; Moulam, Liz; Randall, Nicola; Whittle, Helen; Goldbart, Juliet – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Those supporting children and young people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) contribute to ongoing complex decision-making about communication aid selection and support. Little is known about how these decisions are made in practice and how attributes of the communication aid are described or considered. Aims: To…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Decision Making, Children
Sievers, Stephanie B.; Trembath, David; Westerveld, Marleen F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
The aims of this study were to examine speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) knowledge and consideration of factors found in research when making clinical decisions regarding AAC for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and to reveal additional factors identified based on SLPs' clinical practice. A 20-question mixed-methods survey was…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Knowledge Level, Predictor Variables
Choice Making Part I: How Children with Severe Disabilities Make Choices of Preference and Knowledge
Van Tubbergen, Marie; Omichinski, Donna; Warschausky, Seth – Exceptional Parent, 2007
Communication can be difficult for children with conditions such as cerebral palsy because of speech and physical impairments. For this group of children, choice-making is often limited to choices of personal preferences; however, preferences do not reveal intellectual abilities. Therefore, choice-making should be presented to these children in…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Self Determination, Decision Making, Severe Disabilities
Download full textParette, Howard P.; VanBiervliet, Alan; Wommack, Julia – 1998
This project investigated the different perspectives of families from diverse backgrounds on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The transcripts from the focus groups and individual interviews at five national sites conducted from December 1995 to August 1996 are provided. The following focus groups were held: (1) family involvement…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Parette, Howard P.; VanBiervliet, Alan – 2000
This report details the outcomes of a project designed to develop decision-making strategies and materials related to the prescription of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for children with disabilities. The project resulted in the development of the first interactive, bilingual CD-ROM designed to be used by related services…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiovisual Instruction, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children
