Objectives: Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities often require
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to fully meet their academic and social …

Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management-A Functional Approach is a comprehensive
description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with …

Objective: This review synthesizes communication interventions that involved the use of
speech generating devices (SGD) for individuals with developmental disabilities. Methods …

A study was conducted in Pennsylvania to determine the impact of augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) devices on families. Clinical experience and anecdotal …

The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' perspectives on the appropriate skills
and settings for literacy instruction, the factors influencing their decisions about literacy …

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) promise to provide a novel access channel for assistive
technologies, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, to …

Background: The social model of disability has, on occasion, created confusion and
contention among those working in the field of aphasia. Some have treated it as an …

During the past 3 decades, the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
has emerged as a major development for the benefit of individuals with little or no functional …

This study examined teachers' attitudes toward learners with two types of barriers to
learning: a learner with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a learner …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among speech intelligibility and
communication effectiveness as rated by speakers and their listeners. Participants …