Speech / language impaired
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- Operating an iPad Loaner Program Article
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Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) has been loaning iPads and other devices, thanks to a grant from the California Communications Access Foundation. We'd like to share our experience with ...
- Apps for Speech Therapy and Expressive Language Training
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time ...
- My 3 Top Favorite iThings Training
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Monday, April 23rd, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Our iPad expert and ...
- Video Assisted Speech-to-Speech Being Considered- Comments Welcomed News
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A new technology called Video Assisted Speech-to-Speech is available to help AAC People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or systems to communicate. AAC ...
- AAC Options for People with Physical or Visual Disabilities News
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Most alternative and augmentative communication ( AAC ) devices assume that the user has standard vision and dexterity, which may not be true. Suzanne Robitaille, in her book The Illustrated Guide to Assistive Technology (pp. 151-153) lists ...
- Blissymbolics and AAC News
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Blissymbolics, or Blissymbols, is a set of several hundred symbols, each of which stands for an individual word. Two or more symbols can then be combined to create new words. Although originally designed as a strategy for multicultural communication, ...
- Using Yes/No Responses as an AAC Strategy News
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For people with profound cognitive disabilities, or those who are newly disabled, use of only "yes" and "no" as their primary communication output may be an appropriate strategy. Articles from the National Joint Committee for the ...
- Why and How to Introduce AAC as a Communication Strategy for Children News
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Use of alternative and augmentative communication ( AAC People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or systems to communicate. AAC includes electronic and ...
- Ways to Increase AAC Communication Rates News
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Communicating through augmentative and alternative communication People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or systems to communicate. AAC includes electronic and ...
- Assistive Technology for People with Speech and Language Disabilities Article
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Speech disabilities cover a wide range of conditions, including the physical inability to produce sound and/or cognitive difficulties producing language. This article provides a summary of ways that ...
- Customized Audio Output for People Who Have Lost Speaking Ability News
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Traditionally, augmentative and alternative communication People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or systems to communicate. AAC includes electronic and ...
- Picture Symbol Systems for AAC Article
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Picture symbol systems provide more concrete representations of concepts than abstract non-verbal systems such as Blissymbolics . Some sets of pictures have been designed specifically use for ...
- Telecommunication Use by AAC Users Article
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A variety of alternative strategies are available for telecommunication by people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well as individuals with speech disabilities who prefer to use their own voices. ...
- Improving AAC Efficiency Article
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Whether an individual’s augmentative and assistive communication ( AAC People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or ...
- Free Speech Output Software for AAC Use Article
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Speech output Any conversion of text into synthetic speech; used by people who are blind or have other difficulties reading, and for communication by some people with impaired speech is ...
- iPad/iPhone/iTouch AAC Apps Sorted by Customizability Article
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No matter how well thought-out an augmentative and alternative communcation ( AAC People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) ...
- iPad/iPhone/iTouch AAC Apps Sorted by Voice Output Type Article
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Users of alternative and augmentative communication ( AAC People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or systems to ...
- Speech Amplifiers and Artifical Larynxs Article
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Some people are able to speak, but cannot project enough volume. This article talks about 2 types of speech hardware: how they work and what models are currently available. ...
- How to Find an Augmentative Communication Professional Article
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An evaluation of appropriate augmentative and alternative communication People who do not speak or have trouble being understood use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices or ...
- Easy-to-Implement Communication Strategies for Newly Disabled Individuals Article
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When someone temporarily or permanently loses the ability to speak, either through an expected cause such as vocal cord surgery or a sudden cause such as a stroke or head injury, they are still likely to ...
