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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"AAC"”.
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AAC use by children with ASD and their AAC co-pilots
… of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Deemed “AAC co-pilots” by this study, these parents play a crucial role in their children’s daily AAC use, yet their perspective is largely under-explored in existing research that otherwise explores AAC use by individuals with ASD …
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Efficiency of low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) access methods
1 PDF file (vi, 42 pages)
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Typically developing 4-year-old children with AAC systems using different language organization techniques
… techniques used to organize language concepts in AAC systems, are high. This influences the ease of learning and the accuracy with which AAC users use their AAC systems. It is therefore important to investigate the way in which children relate to different language organization techniques to …
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Supporting a school team in planning and implementing AAC for a child with intellectual disability
… augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is often challenging for families and school teams. I provided one school-family team with supports package that consisted of a structured team meeting and one-on-one coaching. I examined the effectiveness of this supports package in …
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Caregiver Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Education and Training: A Survey of Caregiver and SLP Perspectives
… augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Previous research has made recommendations describing practices for SLPs in this area, such as incorporating direct instruction and caregiver participation, as well as addressed how recommendations compare to implementation of these strategies …
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AAC services for multilingual and non-English clients : perspectives of speech-language therapists in the public healthcare setting in Gauteng
… on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) service provision for multilingual and non-English clients with complex communication needs (CCN) in the public healthcare sector in Gauteng. METHODS : This study was conducted using a qualitative research design. Semi-structured interviews …
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Asymmetries of power and competence and implications for AAC: interaction between adults with severe learning disabilities and their care staff.
… augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) may enhance their communication. However, AAC non-use is a widely reported phenomenon. The study explores power and communicative competence within such interaction, as possible factors in AAC non-use. An ethnographic approach was adopted; data …
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Characterization and utilization of alkali-activated concrete for sustainable infrastructures
… (FAs) to synthesize alkali-activated concrete (AAC) for different structural and repair applications. Using AAC made of 100% FA reduces global CO2 emissions, saves energy, and decreases raw material consumption during the production process of ordinary Portland cement. Class C FAs, sourced from …
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Educators’ Perceptions of Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Facilitate Communication Among Preschool Students With Disabilities
… augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and how those perceptions influence AAC utilization in preschool classrooms. Specifically, this investigation focused on gaining better understandings about educators’ views, beliefs, and attitudes about AAC utilization to facilitate …
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Exploring the Utilization of Applications as a Form of Augmentative and Alternative Communication by Speech-Language Pathologists
… augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in therapy are using apps as a form of AAC, and within what parameters, and 2) to explore possible reasons SLPs are using apps as AAC, and possible sources for their clinical decision making using AAC apps. A nationwide survey was sent out to …
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Study of the audio coding algorithm of the MPEG-4 AAC standard and comparison among implementations of modules of the algorithm
… (with three different layers), MPEG-2, MPEG-2 AAC, and MPEG-4. This work presents a study of the MPEG-4 AAC audio coding algorithm. Besides, it presents the implementation of the AAC algorithm on different platforms, and comparisons among implementations. The implementations are in C language, …
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Success Factors of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Post Early Intervention
… and alternative forms of communication (AAC) to efficiently convey messages across various settings (Barker et al., 2013). Early implementation of AAC devices for this particular population has been proven successful through the improvement of speech production and language development …
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the Intensive Care Unit
… of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system use in intensive care units (ICU) and clinical decision making patterns. AAC is use of any alternative method of communication when oral communication cannot be achieved (ASHA, 2013). Patients in the ICU may become nonverbal for many …
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Family perspectives on augmentative and alternative communication: a constructivist grounded theory
… and Alternative Communication Systems (AAC). There is a growing body of research literature concerning AAC but very little is focused on the perspectives of the ‘whole’ family and the use of AAC in the home environment. Twenty-five parents and children were interviewed using a variety of …
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Theory and Applications of the Aerodynamic Aerosol Classifier
… decades. The Aerodynamic Aerosol Classifier (AAC) is a relatively new instrument, which selects aerosol particles based on their relaxation times or aerodynamic diameters. This dissertation demonstrates that the novel operating principle of the AAC has the potential to address a variety of …
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The Intersection of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Beliefs, Perceptions, and Practices and the Language Acquisition and Development of Emerging Aided Communicators
… augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, the language acquisition and development of young children who are minimally verbal or nonverbal who acquire their native language while simultaneously learning to use an aided AAC system, and explicit and implicit elements that …
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