Augmentative and alternative communication in developing countries: Challenge of the future

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Alant, Erna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Developing countries; Dialogical model; Implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542270362     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619612331277428     Document Type: Article

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