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Ratcliff, Ann E.; Cress, Cynthia J. – Journal of Children's Communication Development, 1999
This study examined the context and interaction variables associated with communication reciprocity with five adolescents with physical and/or cognitive disabilities using augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) systems and their nondisabled peers. Clusters of context/interaction patterns related to more balanced communication were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
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Huer, Mary Blake – Journal of Children's Communication Development, 1997
Presents a culturally sensitive four-part augmentative and alternative communication assessment protocol. The protocol is inclusive, emphasizing the need to address cultural features directly, and it includes a self-assessment for all practitioners before they engage in the delivery of services to children from different cultural backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Jones, Sheila Dove; Angelo, Dianne H.; Kokoska, Stephen M. – Journal of Children's Communication Development, 1999
A statewide (Pennsylvania) survey examined stressors and family supports of 59 families with children (ages 3 through 12) who use augmentative and alternative technology. The Parenting Stress Index and the Family Support Scale revealed that both parents perceived child-related variables of acceptance and demand as stressful but that mothers and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment