Current and future AAC research considerations for adults with acquired cognitive and communication impairments

Assistive Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-66

  Fried Oken, Melanie ^a   Beukelman, David R ^b   Hux, Karen ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired disabilities; aphasia; augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); cognition; dementia; primary progressive aphasia; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED DISABILITIES; APHASIA; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

BRAIN; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RESEARCH;

COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 84859195977     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2011.648713     Document Type: Article

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