Using Visual Scene Displays as Communication Support Options for People with Chronic, Severe Aphasia: A Summary of AAC Research and Future Research Directions

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 234-245

  Beukelman, David R ^a,b   Hux, Karen ^b   Dietz, Aimee ^c   McKelvey, Miechelle ^d   Weissling, Kristy ^b  

^a MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Augmentative and alternative communication; Communication; Photographs; Visual scene displays

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

APHASIA; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTS; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS; VISUAL SCENE;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

APHASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RESEARCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH DISORDER; STROKE; TRENDS;

APHASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; STROKE;

EID: 84939490709     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1052152     Document Type: Article

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