Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Cell Phone Use: One Off-the-Shelf Solution and Some Policy Considerations

Assistive Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-17

  Bryen, Diane Nelson ^a   Pecunas, Paul ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC; Cell phone

Indexed keywords

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

SPEAKERPHONES; VOLUME RANGE;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

DEVICE; DISABILITY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INFRARED RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; PARAMETER; POLICY; REVIEW; SPEECH; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242676931     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2004.10132070     Document Type: Article

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