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Holyfield, Christine; Caron, Jessica; Lorah, Elizabeth; Norton, Bailey – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: Students with multiple disabilities who are beginning communicators require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to communicate during school and participate in its academic and social aspects. Triadic gaze is a method for accessing low-tech AAC that minimizes physical demands on access for students with limited mobility, such…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness
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Sigurd Pilesjö, Maja; Norén, Niklas – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
This Conversation Analysis study investigated how a speech and language therapist (SLT) created opportunities for communication aid use in multiparty conversation. An SLT interacted with a child with multiple disabilities and her grandparents in a home setting, using a bliss board. The analyses demonstrated a practice where the SLT employed…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Communication Strategies, Multiple Disabilities
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Erickson, Karen A.; Koppenhaver, David A.; Yoder, David E.; Nance, Joy – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1997
This longitudinal case study examined the communication and literacy learning progress of an 11-year-old boy with severe speech and physical impairments related to cerebral palsy. Integrated use of voice-output augmentative communication technology led to improved communication skills as well as increased demonstrations of literacy capability…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills