Attitudes toward individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: Research review

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-55

  McCarthy, John ^a,b   Light, Janice ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Augmentative and alternative communication; Research review

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ATTITUDES; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH REVIEW;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 15844372627     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610410001699753     Document Type: Review

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