TY - JOUR
T1 - AAC technologies to enhance participation and access to meaningful societal roles for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities who require AAC
AU - McNaughton, David
AU - Bryen, Diane Nelson
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is part of the Communication Enhancement Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (AAC-RERC), which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education under grant number H133E980026. The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantee and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Education. Additional information on the AAC-RERC is available at http://www.aac-rerc.org/. This paper is partially based on a presentation at the State of the Science in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Conference, Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 2006.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - In this paper we review published research describing the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to support societal participation by adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities who require AAC. We focus on three major participation domains: post-secondary education and training, the workplace, and community living and social interaction opportunities. Based on the findings of the review, we highlight five needed areas of research and development related to AAC technology: face to face communication; distance communication and interconnectivity; training and support for system use; adapted applications and cognitive tools; and supports for independent operation, development, and maintenance.
AB - In this paper we review published research describing the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to support societal participation by adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities who require AAC. We focus on three major participation domains: post-secondary education and training, the workplace, and community living and social interaction opportunities. Based on the findings of the review, we highlight five needed areas of research and development related to AAC technology: face to face communication; distance communication and interconnectivity; training and support for system use; adapted applications and cognitive tools; and supports for independent operation, development, and maintenance.
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U2 - 10.1080/07434610701573856
DO - 10.1080/07434610701573856
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17701741
AN - SCOPUS:34548142285
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 23
SP - 217
EP - 229
JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 3
ER -