...Eliada Pampoulou; Donald R. Fuller Purpose Graphic symbols have been used widely in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The advancement of technology in recent years has stimulated their development even further, thereby providing speech-language pathologists (SLPs...

...Samantha Wallis; Steven Bloch; Michael Clarke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) training provision by clinical services in England. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was used to obtain the following information...

... Commended Award This article originally appeared in Volume 5 Number 4, 2011, pp. 169-80, Journal of Assistive Technologies www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/17549451111190597 Keywords Augmentative and alternative communication, Children (age groups), Outcomes, Interviews, Views...

... of use, of range of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools. Findings The paper describes the different AAC interventions and their success or otherwise in supporting the young person. It also describes key educational and therapeutic aspects of his management. Changes in the young...

... of the communication aid. Augmentative and alternative communication Children (age groups) Outcomes Interviews Views The provision of new augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology to children with communication difficulties brings with it numerous opportunities and challenges...

... Disambiguation Ambiguous keyboards Augmentative and alternative communication Communication aids Language entropy Communication technologies Keyboards An unambiguous keyboard is one where each key equates to (the same) single symbol output, an ambiguous keyboard is where each key equates...

...'. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Augmentative and alternative communication ICF Multi‐agency working Participation Children (age groups) Communication aids Communication technologies The communication, learning and technology (CLT) service at Great Ormond Street Hospital...

... findings are discussed in terms of clinical and public policy implications. Key words Aphasia; augmentative and alternative communication; efficacy; graphic symbols; speech generating devices; singlesubject designs. Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, typically resulting from a stroke in the left...