Roles of speech output in augmentative and alternative communication: Narrative review

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-27

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Developmental disabilities; Efficacy; Narrative review; SGD software; Speech output; Speech generating devices (SGD); Voice output communication aids

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BINARY CODES; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES (SGD);

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037650193     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0743461032000056450     Document Type: Review

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