Social validation of interventions in Augmentative and Alternative Communication

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 234-247

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS;

EID: 0033339260     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619912331278775     Document Type: Article

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