Perceptions of AAC: An ethnographic investigation of Mexican-American families

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 209-227

  Mccord, M Shannon ^a   Soto, Gloria ^b  

^a Pajaro Valley Unified Sch District   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Ethnography; Family; Mexican American

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; PEDIATRICS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; ETHNOGRAPHY; MEXICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 11344254848     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610400005648     Document Type: Article

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