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Kuo, Chen-li; Tsai, Tsai-Hsuan; Tung, Shen-Mei; Lin, Yueh-E – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) has been used by patients with acquired expressive communication disorders as an alternative to natural speech. The use of symbols to express pain, which is intangible, is challenging because designing a series of comprehensible symbols to represent personal experiences such as pain is not…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pain, Chinese, Telecommunications
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Reddington, Joseph – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices provide the ability for many people with disabilities to make themselves understood. For the large proportion of users with an intellectual disability, these devices may be their only means of communication. Estimates of the number of AAC devices in use are vague and lack transparency. This…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Data, Foreign Countries
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Srinivasan, Saranya; Mathew, Samuel N.; Lloyd, Lyle L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2011
This study investigated current trends in communication intervention and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in southern India through a mixed-methods design. Study participants (N = 18) were special educators, speech-language pathologists, and behavior therapists. Responses from the questionnaire were quantitatively analyzed.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Data Collection, Special Needs Students