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Webb, Edward J. D.; Meads, David; Lynch, Yvonne; Randall, Nicola; Judge, Simon; Goldbart, Juliet; Meredith, Stuart; Moulam, Liz; Hess, Stephane; Murray, Janice – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Little is known about what features of AAC systems are regarded by AAC professionals as more suitable for children with different characteristics. A survey was conducted in which participants rated the suitability of hypothetical AAC systems on a Likert scale from 1 ("very unsuitable") to 7 ("very suitable") alongside a…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preferences, Individual Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Lackey, Stephanie; Watson Hyatt, Glenda; Batorowicz, Beata; van Engelen, Sydney; Li, Shuangxi; Pinder, Shane; Davies, T. Claire – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Workplace accommodations can reduce barriers to employment for people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), however, the lack of accommodations continues to challenge participation in employment. This systematic review identified and analyzed barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace accommodations for adults (19…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, Accessibility (for Disabled), Work Environment
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Benson-Goldberg, Sofia; Geist, Lori; Erickson, Karen – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2023
The purpose of this large-scale descriptive study was to investigate the impact of an implementation model designed to provide U.S. classroom teachers with the knowledge, skills, and resources required to provide aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) instruction to their students with extensive support needs and complex…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Evidence Based Practice, Special Needs Students, Faculty Development
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Lauren Hammond; Thomas Christensen; Julius Fridriksson; Dirk B. den Ouden – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: The communicative effectiveness of persons with aphasia (PWA) has been assessed through a range of functional communication measures. However, variability in interpretations of what is covered by the term "functional communication" may have resulted in challenges to the implementation of appropriate and consistent…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Skills, Patients, Medical Care Evaluation
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Shelley K. Lund; Wendy Quach; Kristy Weissling; Miechelle McKelvey – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: Previous research has shown that many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) lack confidence in conducting augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations. The AAC Clinical Assessment Project team developed a protocol to help guide SLPs to complete AAC assessments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This article…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
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Emily N. White; Sara K. Snyder; Rachel R. Cagliani; Kevin M. Ayres – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (n.d.) suggests that acquisition and use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is dynamic and that learning multiple modalities may be beneficial particularly for those individuals with severe disabilities. Evaluation of response variability after training multiple modalities has yet…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Communication Disorders, Learning Modalities
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Marianne Elmquist; Becky Crowe; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Joe Reichle; Lauren Pierson; Jessica Simacek; Ee Rea Hong; Ching-Yi Liao; J. Birdie Ganz – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Many children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities benefit from augmentative and alternative communication strategies (AAC) to increase their communicative competency. Furthermore, caregiver-implemented AAC interventions are an effective and efficient strategy to improve communication outcomes. We reviewed the caregiver-implemented…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Children, Intellectual Disability
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Atikah Bagawan; Sarah N. Douglas; Sarah Dunkel-Jackson – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2024
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who have Complex Communication Needs (CCN) benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to support communication. Research on the use of AAC and how different stakeholders perceive the use of AAC has been heavily focused on Western culture. The purpose of this study was to understand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Caregivers, Caregiver Attitudes, Children
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Reem Muharib; Virginia Walker; Walker Dunn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of tablet-based speech-generating devices (SGDs) in improving communication skills for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 31 single-case design intervention studies involving 84 individuals with ASD were reviewed and included in the analysis. We calculated Tau-U to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tablet Computers, Communication Skills, Intervention
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Brenna Griffen; Christine Holyfield; Elizabeth R. Lorah; Nicolette Caldwell – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
This study examined the effects of an intervention package using high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with Naturalistic Instruction (NI), time delay, and prompting during social routines for preschoolers on the autism spectrum. The AAC was a communication application on a tablet programmed with color photo representations of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Prompting, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Ana Paula Pérez-Aguirre; Iván Arturo Morales-Pérez; Jorge Allan Gómez-Mercado; Rodrigo Alberto Gutiérrez-Martínez; Iván Matehuala-Moran; Rubén Fuentes-Alvarez – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2024
Deaf-blindness is a type of dual disability wherein visual and auditory capabilities are significantly impaired. Special communication methods have been developed for the deaf-blind community. Yet, these methods require that both people involved have prior knowledge and training to successfully communicate, limiting deaf-blind people's social…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Assistive Technology, Braille, Interpersonal Communication
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Seray Ibrahim; Michael Clarke; Asimina Vasalou; Jeff Bezemer – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are multimodal communicators. However, in classroom interactions involving children and staff, achieving mutual understanding and accomplishing task-oriented goals by attending to the child's unaided AAC can be challenging. This study draws on excerpts of video recordings of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication
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Emily J. Smith; Dana T. Arthur – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
The current study explored both the extent to which representation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) exists in young adult literature, as well as qualitative characteristics of that representation. A systematic search of multiple databases was conducted using standardized keywords and inclusion criteria. Descriptive statistics…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Adolescent Literature, Fiction, Novels
Tiantian Sun; Ryan Bowles; Sarah N. Douglas; Joshua Plavnick – Grantee Submission, 2023
Children with complex communication needs (CCN) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) often need more time to process and respond when communicating with others. This study employed a survival analysis approach exploring child response-time patterns following different communication opportunities for young children with CCN who…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Reaction Time, Individual Differences
Tiantian Sun; Ryan Bowles; Sarah N. Douglas; Joshua Plavnick – Exceptional Children, 2023
Children with complex communication needs (CCN) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) often need more time to process and respond when communicating with others. This study employed a survival analysis approach exploring child response-time patterns following different communication opportunities for young children with CCN who…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Reaction Time, Individual Differences
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