Without AAC: The stories of unpaid carers of adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs in hospital

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-258

  Hemsley, Bronwyn ^a   Balandin, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AAC; Complex communication needs; Functional communication; Hospital; Nurses; Parents; Unpaid carers

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS; FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSES; PARENTS; UNPAID CARERS;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 11344257358     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610400011646     Document Type: Article

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