Supporting meaningful participation in society by adults with developmental disabilities who need and use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions.

Expanded opportunities for meaningful participation in society now exist for adults with developmental disabilities who need or use AAC, yet significant barriers to full community participation still remain. In this paper, we discuss both personal narratives by AAC users as well as current AAC resea...

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Publicado en:AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 250 - 264
Autores principales: McNaughton, David, Rackensperger, Tracy, McLemore, Lance
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2025
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          McNaughton, David
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          Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, RERC on AAC, University Park, PA, USA
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        Health services accessibility
        Community health services
        Facilitated communication
        Group identity
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        Recreation
        Developmental disabilities
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        Employment of people with disabilities
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