TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term outcomes for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication
T2 - Part I - What is a "good" outcome?
AU - Lund, Shelley K.
AU - Light, Janice
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Grant #H3424B99069, ‘‘Fifteen Years Later: An Investigation of the Long-Term Outcomes of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions’’, from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs to Janice Light and Shelley Lund at the Pennsylvania State University. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Education and no official endorsement should be inferred.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - Over the past 20 years, there have been many advances in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Despite these advances, there are no data on the long-term outcomes of AAC interventions. This study evaluated the long-term outcomes for a group of seven young men (ages 19-23 years) who had used AAC systems for at least 15 years and were part of the first generation to have received AAC services since they were in preschool. Outcomes were measured in the following domains: (a) receptive language; (b) reading comprehension; (c) communicative interaction; (d) linguistic complexity; (e) functional communication; (f) educational and vocational achievement; (g) self-determination; and (h) quality of life. The outcomes for the group were diverse, with individual variations across all measures. Evaluation of the data raised many issues surrounding the challenges of outcomes measurement; these are discussed with suggestions for future research.
AB - Over the past 20 years, there have been many advances in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Despite these advances, there are no data on the long-term outcomes of AAC interventions. This study evaluated the long-term outcomes for a group of seven young men (ages 19-23 years) who had used AAC systems for at least 15 years and were part of the first generation to have received AAC services since they were in preschool. Outcomes were measured in the following domains: (a) receptive language; (b) reading comprehension; (c) communicative interaction; (d) linguistic complexity; (e) functional communication; (f) educational and vocational achievement; (g) self-determination; and (h) quality of life. The outcomes for the group were diverse, with individual variations across all measures. Evaluation of the data raised many issues surrounding the challenges of outcomes measurement; these are discussed with suggestions for future research.
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U2 - 10.1080/07434610600718693
DO - 10.1080/07434610600718693
M3 - Article
C2 - 17127616
AN - SCOPUS:37849186463
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 22
SP - 284
EP - 299
JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 4
ER -