Operational Demands of AAC Mobile Technology Applications on Programming Vocabulary and Engagement During Professional and Child Interactions.
Typically, the vocabulary in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies is pre-programmed by manufacturers or by parents and professionals outside of daily interactions. Because vocabulary needs are difficult to predict, young children who use aided AAC often do not have access to...
| Publicado en: | AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 12 - 25 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2016
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