Speaking Up and Spelling It Out: Personal Essays on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
by Melanie Fried-Oken (Editor), Hank A., Jr., Ph.D. Bersani (Editor)

Book Description
Going beyond the typical augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) issues explored in most textbooks, this essential collection gives readers the opportunity to hear AAC users talk about their lives. Twenty-eight diverse individuals who use AAC, from teens to senior citizens, give first-person accounts of how living with AAC has affected them. Through their personal essays, poems, and interviews, readers will hear their perspectives on the issues that matter most to them, including education, employment, technology, and family. The contributors reveal what using AAC is all about and what works (and doesn't work) for them as they face the daily challenges of communication. These touching and humorous stories will give everyone - particularly AAC professionals, speech-language pathologists, therapists, educators, families, and friends of AAC users - insight into how to improve communication supports for the people they care for, from AAC users themselves. And all readers will rediscover the value of communication in their lives.

The Handbook of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
by Sharon L. Glennen (Editor), Denise C. Decoste (Editor)

Book Description
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a field which crosses many disciplinary boundaries. It is a rapidly changing field that uses the latest innovations and technologies to aid the language-disabled, and requires fluency not only in the hands-on technological aspect, but the service-delivery side as well. This well-written handbook addresses that need and is filled with practical information and extensive referencing.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Management of Severe Communication Disorders in Children and Adults
by David R. Beukelman, Pat Mirenda

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Presents a comprehensive approach to designing and providing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services for individuals with various congenital and acquired communication disorders, including those associated with cerebral palsy, autism, aphasia, and traumatic brain injury. This second edition contains new chapters on literacy development and team building, plus more assessment forms, additional case examples, and references to available products, software, and Web sites. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR