Second, AAC is a multidisciplinary field in which individuals with complex communication
needs and their families, along with computer programmers, educators, engineers, linguists,
occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, speech-language pathologists,
and many other professionals have contributed to the knowledge and practice base. We
have attempted to be sensitive to these multiple perspectives and contributions by directly
citing pertinent information from a wide variety of sources and by guiding the reader to …

The closure of schools and healthcare facilities across the United States due to COVID-19
has dramatically changed the way that services are provided to children with disabilities.
Little is known about how children who use augmentative and alternative communication
(AAC), their families and their service providers have been impacted by these changes. This
qualitative study sought to understand the perspectives of parents and speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) on how COVID-19 has affected children, families, services providers …