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Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions. 支持身体残疾人士的有效替代途径：科学现状、新兴技术和未来研究方向。

IF 1.6 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676

Heidi Koester, Susan Koch Fager, Jessica Gormley, Erik Jakobs, Kelli Johnsen, Jon Brumberg

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How Ableism impacts people who use AAC. 残疾歧视如何影响使用AAC的人。

IF 1.6 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2489662

Lateef McLeod

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Dismantling societal barriers that limit people who need or use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions. 消除限制人们需要或使用AAC的社会障碍：生活经验，主要研究成果和未来方向。

IF 1.6 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2508490

Janice Light, Susan K Fager, Jessica Gormley, Glenda Watson Hyatt, Erik Jakobs

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Overcoming barriers to literacy for individuals who need or use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions. 为需要或使用AAC的个人克服识字障碍：生活经验、主要研究成果和未来方向。

IF 1.6 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2502032

Janice Light, Christine Holyfield, David McNaughton, Dana Nieder, Jamie Preece

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A personal commentary about disability inclusion, and representation in research. 关于残疾包容和研究中的代表性的个人评论。

IF 1.6 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2499685

Anjali J Forber-Pratt

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Crossing the communication chasm. 跨越沟通鸿沟。

IF 1.6 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2025.2499681

Melissa Crisp-Cooper

{"title":"Crossing the communication chasm.","authors":"Melissa Crisp-Cooper","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2499681","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2025.2499681","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on reducing social isolation for people who cannot rely on spoken words to communicate. It is based on my experiences and perspectives. Technology has made social inclusion easier and harder. Sending emails or texts has opened doors. Technology has also sped up communication. It can be hard to find space in conversations. I use different communication methods depending on the situation, my message, or the listener. Using my voice with patient, familiar communication partners is the best way to express myself. Talking to others can be a frustrating experience. Sometimes I ask others to revoice my words. Paid communication supporters are difficult to find, train, and retain. For messages to new communication partners, I pre-type my thoughts into my AAC. The robotic voice is not my voice. It is another piece of technology that highlights how differently we interact with the world. We can advocate for a world where all AAC users are valued and included by: designing technology that adapts to the needs of each user; funding qualified communication supporters; implementing stronger employment policies; creating access to AAC that goes beyond functional needs; building community; and educating communication partners to assume competence and be patient listeners.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"223-225"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144129333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A tutorial: self-created film as a semiotic resource in AAC. 教程：自制影片作为 AAC 的符号资源。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2387573

Mascha Legel, Gloria Soto, Nicola Grove, Annalu Waller, Stijn Deckers, Hans van Balkom, Ronald Spanjers, Christopher Norrie, Bert Steenbergen

{"title":"A tutorial: self-created film as a semiotic resource in AAC.","authors":"Mascha Legel, Gloria Soto, Nicola Grove, Annalu Waller, Stijn Deckers, Hans van Balkom, Ronald Spanjers, Christopher Norrie, Bert Steenbergen","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2387573","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2387573","url":null,"abstract":"Sharing personal stories with others is essential to human interaction and language development. To communicate, individuals use a variety of semiotic resources, including images, symbols, and written and spoken language. These modes are deployed in the co-construction of a daily face-to-face conversation. A self-created film can serve as a valuable resource to facilitate a deeper understanding of a personal experience, especially where spoken or written language may present a challenge, for example, for people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Although the AAC literature indicates that using videos delivers benefits for aided communicators, guidelines on how to self-create, use, and transcribe them are rare. The present paper, a tutorial, describes how people who use AAC can develop a personal-video-scene (PVS) via the Film as Observable Communication (FaOC) method to utilize self-created films in sharing their stories. The first part of this paper, the theoretical framework, describes theories, methods, and practices from the fields of AAC, social semiotics, and visual anthropology, on which the FaOC method is based. The second part provides a step-by-step tutorial delivering practical guidance on how to create, use, and transcribe the PVS as a resource in conversations.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"87-98"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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In dialogue with the body: a phenomenological exploration of the interrelationship between people who use AAC and their AAC devices. 与身体对话：对使用 AAC 的人与其 AAC 设备之间相互关系的现象学探索。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2407792

Wisnu A Pradana

{"title":"In dialogue with the body: a phenomenological exploration of the interrelationship between people who use AAC and their AAC devices.","authors":"Wisnu A Pradana","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2407792","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2407792","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the intricate relationship between people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and their AAC devices. Drawing upon insights from phenomenology, I conducted a modified systematic review to explore the enduring phenomenon of low AAC device adoption and as a means to unravel the moments of embodiment and disembodiment experienced by people who use AAC with their devices. The discussion begins with an introduction to phenomenology as a philosophical inquiry and the guiding principles I employed to explore the phenomenon, namely, parte extra parte and object embodiment. Subsequently, I analyze the hegemony of a device-centric approach within the AAC landscape and delve into the first-person experiences of people who use AAC in living with their devices. Lastly, I discuss the embodiment and disembodiment of people who use AAC with their devices, conceptualize the interrelationship between them, and provide future directions for a more holistic and participatory AAC development and investigation that centers on the lived experiences of people who use AAC.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"99-113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Examining the perspectives of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) specialists on conducting AAC evaluations with people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis via telehealth. 研究增强和替代沟通（AAC）专家通过远程医疗对肌萎缩性侧索硬化患者进行AAC评估的观点。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2443669

Mayaka Barton, Amy Roman, Kristie Spencer, Lindsay Cheng, Carolyn Baylor

{"title":"Examining the perspectives of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) specialists on conducting AAC evaluations with people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis via telehealth.","authors":"Mayaka Barton, Amy Roman, Kristie Spencer, Lindsay Cheng, Carolyn Baylor","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2443669","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2443669","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to explore what speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who are AAC specialists see as advantages and disadvantages of providing AAC services via telehealth, how well tele-AAC assessments align with guidelines for in-person assessments, and how SLPs' perspectives of tele-AAC services changed post-COVID. Fifteen SLPs who are AAC specialists and experienced working with people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis watched videos of speech generating device (SGD) assessments conducted via telehealth for eight people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Using a checklist based on the AAC Clinical Assessment Project (AAC-CAP), the SLPs rated how comparable remote assessment was to in-person assessment, and described advantages and challenges. Across checklist elements, most participants rated AAC assessment via telemedicine as \"same/comparable\" to in-person assessment. The most common advantages of tele-AAC assessment were that tele-AAC was more functional, increased care partner availability, and increased clients' comfort at home. The most common challenges were technical difficulties and a limited comprehensive assessment due to the remote modality. Tele-AAC should be considered a viable assessment option as it may increase equitable access to care for more people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Tools such as the AAC-CAP may help generalist SLPs increase their comfort and proficiency providing AAC services.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"169-182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Listen up! perspectives of people of color who use augmentative and alternative communication in the United States. 听好了！美国使用辅助和替代性交流手段的有色人种的观点。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2407798

Shelley Lund, Yoosun Chung, Tracy Rackensperger, Alison Pentland, Adriana Castillo, Gracie Williams, Wendy Quach

{"title":"Listen up! perspectives of people of color who use augmentative and alternative communication in the United States.","authors":"Shelley Lund, Yoosun Chung, Tracy Rackensperger, Alison Pentland, Adriana Castillo, Gracie Williams, Wendy Quach","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2407798","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2407798","url":null,"abstract":"Every individual has a fundamental right to communicate and access equal opportunities to fully participate in society. However, this right may not be fully manifested for individuals with communication access needs especially those from underrepresented groups. This project had two aims, to determine 1) the specific experiences, challenges, and aspirations related to the cultural identities of people of color (POC) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and 2) how AAC service providers and manufacturers can support POC AAC users in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner. We conducted an online, asynchronous focus group with seven participants over eight weeks. The participants' responses were coded qualitatively. Seven major themes were identified: AAC is a Culture, AAC System Features, Self-Identity as a Person of Color who uses AAC, Experience with Service Providers, Improvements to the Field of AAC, Racial Inequities in AAC Support, and Future Research. Suggestions are provided regarding how service providers and manufacturers can serve as better allies to support POC who use AAC.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":" ","pages":"156-168"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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