Thinking about conducting culturally sensitive research in augmentative and alternative communication

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 267-273

  Huer, Mary Blake ^a   Saenz, Terry Irvine ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Culture; Diversity; Research

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036989678     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610212331281351     Document Type: Article

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