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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 reviewedHourcade, Jack J.; Parette, Phil – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article discusses the assistive technology training needs of families and provides an overview of the instructional CD-ROM, "Families, Cultures, and AAC". This CD-ROM is designed to provide information about assistive technology, especially augmentative and alternative communication, to both professionals and families through an engaging…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities
Peer reviewedParette, Howard P.; Huer, Mary Blake; Brotherson, Mary Jane – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article describes a preliminary information-gathering activity that examined 37 professionals' perceptions of their roles and that of families in the augmentative and alternative communication processes. Transcripts of proceedings were analyzed, and perceptions were organized around five themes: communication style, specific information…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences
