This paper discusses recent research and development with a specific focus on selected
new and emerging research-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) …

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies offer the potential to
provide children who have complex communication needs with access to the magic and …

Children and adults with developmental delays have benefited from the use of augmentative
and alternative communication (AAC) systems to develop language skills necessary for …

Children with complex communication needs (CCN) resulting from autism spectrum
disorders, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other disabilities are severely restricted in …

If children with significant communication disabilities are to attain the power of language,
literacy, and communication early in their development, they must have access to …

In this paper we review published research describing the use of augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) to support societal participation by adolescents and adults …

Augmentative and alternative communication is a compilation of methods and technology
designed to supplement spoken communication for people with limited speech or language …

Communication deficits are one of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are utilized to facilitate the …

This article begins with a brief review of the special communication needs of children with
severe disabilities. Next, practices that have been found to optimize these children's …

Augmentative and alternative modes of communication (AAC) have assumed an
increasingly important role in meeting the communicative needs of individuals with severe …