The effect of color on the recognition and use of line drawings by children with severe intellectual disabilities

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-55

  Stephenson, Jennifer ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DRAWING (GRAPHICS); HANDICAPPED PERSONS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; SPEECH;

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; LINE DRAWINGS; VERBAL COMPREHENSION;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR VISION; COMPREHENSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SYMBOLISM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR PERCEPTION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 34250813095     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610600924457     Document Type: Article

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