Utilization of a single preferred AAC system in US schools.
The use of a single preferred communication book, board, app, or device across a school or district is a frequent topic on social media. The purposes of this study were to determine: (1) When a single system is adopted by a school or district, how does frequency of input from stakeholders compare to...
| Published in: | AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 232 - 241 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2026
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