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Storey, Keith; Provost, O'Neil – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study evaluated the use of communication books (containing pictures to help a nonverbal individual initiate conversation or respond to questions) by two minimally verbal employees with severe disabilities in a supported employment setting. Results indicated that training in use of the books increased the social interactions of the workers.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Generalization

Bebko, James M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
Potential individual variations in the effectiveness of facilitated communication (FC) were examined with 20 students with autism and related disorders. Use of multiple methods (including auditory or visual input, simple point responses, and typing) provided no clear support for validity of FC over students' independent communication. Increased…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders
Lanigan, Paula – 1994
This practicum aimed to provide nonverbal students with a communication program to increase expressive language for daily living skills. Target students were four children (ages 6 to 7) with cerebral palsy. The practicum involved introducing children to pleasurable activities that encouraged communication behaviors, showing the children…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
Forum, 1994
Four issues of "The Forum," a publication of the New York State Federation of Chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), contain the following major articles: "Integration, Mainstreaming or Inclusion...Who's On First?" (Tim Knoster); "Links to the Community: Why Inclusion?" (John B. Kish and Leslie A.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism
Everhart, Vicki; And Others – 1996
This paper describes and evaluates the National Technical Institute for the Deaf's (New York) Computer-Aided Transcription System (C-Print), a computer-aided system for transcribing speech to print in the college classroom. The system involves a hearing operator/transcriber typing the words of the teacher and students as they are spoken. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education
Brown, Carrie; And Others – 1992
This final report describes activities and outcomes of a research project on a sound-to-speech translation system utilizing a graphic mediation interface for students with severe disabilities. The STS/Graphics system is a voice recognition, computer-based system designed to allow individuals with mental retardation and/or severe physical…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces
Parette, Howard P., Jr.; And Others – 1994
This study evaluated the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment and prescriptive practices currently used in various states, through a survey of project directors in all 50 states receiving funding under the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1994. The survey instrument assessed directors'…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Woodward, John, Ed.; Cuban, Larry, Ed. – 2001
The 11 papers in this collection address various aspects of the adoption and implementation of technology in the education of students with disabilities. An introduction by David B. Malouf of the Office of Special Education Programs introduces the collection. The following papers are included: (1) "No Easy Answer: The Instructional Effectiveness…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development

Tissot, Catherine; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Describes the types of children with autism that would benefit from visual teaching strategies. Discusses the benefits and disadvantages of some of the more well-known programs that use visual teaching strategies, including movement-based systems relying on sign language, and materials-based systems such as Treatment and Education of Autistic and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Children, Cognitive Style

Carey, Doris M.; Sale, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
Project FIT (Full Inclusion through Technology) provides notebook computers for children with severe disabilities. The computers offer many input and output options. Assessing the students' equipment needs is a complex process, requiring determination of communication goals and baseline abilities, and consideration of equipment features such as…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education

Snyder, Therese L.; And Others – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1994
An augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention to increase vocabulary acquisition by 5 children (ages 7-9) with mild to moderate mental disabilities was evaluated. The AAC communication procedure resulted in higher rates of vocabulary and sentence selection for each of the children; improvement persisted above baseline levels…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Instructional Effectiveness

Regal, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
Nineteen adults with developmental disabilities, judged competent in facilitated communication, participated in a validation study using an information passing design requiring short-term recall of stimulus cards with shapes, colors, and numbers. Results failed to validate facilitated communication for the group as a whole, any individual…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills
Hughes, Patricia; And Others – ACEHI Journal/Revue ACEDA, 1995
This brief literature review addresses three areas related to students who are deaf or hard of hearing in mainstream classroom settings: (1) factors contributing to successful classroom communication; (2) classroom amplification; and (3) alerting and other communication devices. Various devices are described and compared. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Cohen, Shirley – 1998
This book reviews the current state of research and practice in intervention for children with autism. The 10 chapters are organized into three parts, on the nature of autism, treatment of autism, and possibilities for a cure and recovery from autism. Chapter 1 introduces definitions and characteristics of autism. Chapter 2 considers what it is…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Behavior Modification, Case Studies

Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Hourcade, Jack J. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1997
A survey of 28 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H coordinators throughout the nation investigated current assessment practices used to prescribe augmentative and alternative communication devices for young children with disabilities. Few respondents reported that they provided training "to a great extent" in the uses of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities