Learners with little or no functional speech (LNFS) often experience barriers with activity and
participation in the classroom. Subsequently, they experience challenges accessing the …

This qualitative study critically examines the knowledge and readiness of teachers in South
African classrooms in utilising Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for …

This study explored the features, strategies and challenges of a whole school approach to
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for students with multiple disabilities …

For learners with complex communication needs (CCN), teachers in special schools are
encouraged to use a variety of communication techniques to help them participate in various …

Manual signing using keywords, an unaided augmentative and alternative communication
(AAC) strategy, has an important role to play in the education system. To date, limited …

The aim of this chapter is to explore barriers to teaching and learning in the South African
context by placing them against the background of international trends related to achieving …

The objective of the present study was to explore the extent to which the Department of
Basic Education catered for learners in need of Augmentative and Alternative …

Individuals with complex communication needs cannot articulate what they want to
communicate through intelligible speech. Consequently, augmentative and alternative …

Including learners with severe communication disabilities in the classroom can be
challenging. Communication is integral to classroom learning–it is not only the vehicle by …

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on
teaching or increasing the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) by …