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What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Chapter 114
Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior
Strategies and supports that augment or provide an alternative means of communication for individuals with difficulties in writing, speaking, or both.
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Mobile Phone: Repurposed Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities
Emily C. Bouck (Michigan State University, USA), Andrea Jasper (Central Michigan University, USA), Laura Bassette (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), and Jordan Shurr (Central Michigan University, USA)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch114
Abstract
Mobile phones are a prime example of an everyday technology that can be repurposed to be an assistive technology for an individual with a disability. In-and-of-themselves as well as through their capabilities to host applications (apps), mobile phones enhance the independence of individuals with disabilities in multiple functional areas, including – but not limited to – daily living skills, communication, and navigation within one's community. This article provides readers with the current literature and considerations for using mobile phones as repurposed assistive technology for individuals with disabilities with a focus on mobiles phones for promoting independence, for use as a prompting device, and for use as an AAC device. This article stresses the lack of existing research base, but the potential of mobile phones to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.
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Chapter 23
Experiences using Information and Communication Technologies with Children Affected by Cerebral Palsy
Is any method that supplements or replaces speech and writing when these are temporarily or permanently impaired and inadequate to meet all or some of a person’s communication needs. Use of AAC involves selecting messages or codes from a set of possibilities.
Published in Chapter: Experiences using Information and Communication Technologies with Children Affected by Cerebral Palsy; From: Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics
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Chapter 68
Managing Portable Technologies for Special Education
Alternative methods used to help people with disabilities communicate.
Published in Chapter: Managing Portable Technologies for Special Education; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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Chapter 12
Assistive Technology Interventions and Equity Within Literacy Instruction: Comparing Activity Theory Models
For individuals with support needs who have limited speech, the term Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) describes any form of nonspeech communication that replaces or complements natural speech.
Published in Chapter: Assistive Technology Interventions and Equity Within Literacy Instruction: Comparing Activity Theory Models; From: Handbook of Research on Challenging Deficit Thinking for Exceptional Education Improvement
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Chapter 59
Computer Mediated Speech Technology: Perceptions of Synthetic Speech and Attitudes Toward Disabled Users
Modes of communication used as alternatives to normal speech, such as sign language, nonverbal gestures, visual icons or symbols and computer-synthesized speech.
Published in Chapter: Computer Mediated Speech Technology: Perceptions of Synthetic Speech and Attitudes Toward Disabled Users; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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Chapter 59
Computer Mediated Speech Technology: Perceptions of Synthetic Speech and Attitudes Toward Disabled Users
Modes of communication used as alternatives to normal speech, such as sign language, nonverbal gestures, visual icons or symbols and computer-synthesized speech.
Published in Chapter: Computer Mediated Speech Technology: Perceptions of Synthetic Speech and Attitudes Toward Disabled Users; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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