Exploring communication assistants as an option for increasing communication access to communities for people who use augmentative communication

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-59

  Collier, Barbara ^a   McGhie Richmond, Donna ^b   Self, Hazel ^a  

^a Augmentative Communication Community Partnerships Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Augmentative and alternative communication; Communication access; Communication assistants; Community inclusion

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION ACCESS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNICATION PARTNERS; COMMUNICATION SUPPORT; COMMUNITY SERVICES;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77749283147     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434610903561498     Document Type: Article

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