Individuals with intellectual disabilities and augmentative and alternative communication: Analysis of survey data on uptake of aided AAC, and loneliness experiences

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-96

  Stancliffe, Roger J ^a   Larson, Sheryl ^b   Auerbach, Karen ^c   Engler, Joshua ^c   Taub, Sarah ^c   Lakin, K Charlie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Human Services Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aided AAC; Intellectual disabilities; Loneliness; Self report

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; CLIMATE VARIABLES; COMMUNICATION MODE; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; NATURAL SPEECH; SELF-REPORT; SURVEY DATA;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952938753     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2010.481564     Document Type: Article

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