TY - JOUR
T1 - Building capacity in AAC
T2 - A person-centred approach to supporting participation by people with complex communication needs
AU - McNaughton, David
AU - Light, Janice
AU - Beukelman, David R.
AU - Klein, Chris
AU - Nieder, Dana
AU - Nazareth, Godfrey
N1 - Funding Information:
The contents of this paper were developed under a grant to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (The RERC on AAC) from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant # 90RE5017). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the funding agency, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - Effective communication is based both on the capacity of the person with complex communication needs, and of other key stakeholders (including communication and education professionals, family members, community partners, and healthcare professionals), to ensure that appropriate AAC supports are provided. In this paper, we describe strategies to build awareness of AAC and to assist people with complex communication needs in obtaining needed services; to build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of AAC service providers; to provide instruction for people with complex communication needs, as well as communication partners and advocates; and to develop communication supports in society more broadly. We also provide an agenda for building capacity in research and development activities to support full participation by people with complex communication needs throughout society.
AB - Effective communication is based both on the capacity of the person with complex communication needs, and of other key stakeholders (including communication and education professionals, family members, community partners, and healthcare professionals), to ensure that appropriate AAC supports are provided. In this paper, we describe strategies to build awareness of AAC and to assist people with complex communication needs in obtaining needed services; to build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of AAC service providers; to provide instruction for people with complex communication needs, as well as communication partners and advocates; and to develop communication supports in society more broadly. We also provide an agenda for building capacity in research and development activities to support full participation by people with complex communication needs throughout society.
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U2 - 10.1080/07434618.2018.1556731
DO - 10.1080/07434618.2018.1556731
M3 - Article
C2 - 30810411
AN - SCOPUS:85060123493
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 35
SP - 56
EP - 68
JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 1
ER -