Moving toward employment using AAC: Case study

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 258-262

  Odom, A Carol ^a   Upthegrove, Michael ^b  

^a United Bank Services ^*  (United States)

^b United Bank Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Aided communication; Case study; Computer; Consumer user perspective; Employment; High technology assistive communication devices; Voice output communication aid (VOCA)

Indexed keywords

PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC); VOICE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION AID (VOCA);

EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031382747     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619712331278078     Document Type: Article

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