Putting people first: Re-thinking the role of technology in augmentative and alternative communication intervention

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-309

  Light, Janice ^a   McNaughton, David ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Intervention; Technology

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; INTERVENTION; LINGUISTIC PROCESSING; NEW DEVICES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ROLE OF TECHNOLOGIES;

COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGY;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84887888859     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2013.848935     Document Type: Article

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