TY - JOUR
T1 - New and emerging AAC technology supports for children with complex communication needs and their communication partners
T2 - State of the science and future research directions
AU - Light, Janice
AU - McNaughton, David
AU - Caron, Jessica
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 endorsement by the federal government should not be assumed.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - This paper discusses recent research and development with a specific focus on selected new and emerging research-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies that are developmentally appropriate and responsive to the individual interests, needs, and skills of children with developmental disabilities, their families, peers, and other communication partners. Specifically, this paper reviews the state of the science and future directions related to recent research and development of AAC technologies as supports to (a) enhance language learning, (b) facilitate social interaction, (c) improve literacy skills, (d) increase participation in society, and (e) teach interaction strategies to communication partners.
AB - This paper discusses recent research and development with a specific focus on selected new and emerging research-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies that are developmentally appropriate and responsive to the individual interests, needs, and skills of children with developmental disabilities, their families, peers, and other communication partners. Specifically, this paper reviews the state of the science and future directions related to recent research and development of AAC technologies as supports to (a) enhance language learning, (b) facilitate social interaction, (c) improve literacy skills, (d) increase participation in society, and (e) teach interaction strategies to communication partners.
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U2 - 10.1080/07434618.2018.1557251
DO - 10.1080/07434618.2018.1557251
M3 - Article
C2 - 30648902
AN - SCOPUS:85060170199
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 35
SP - 26
EP - 41
JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 1
ER -