AAC in a Nutshell
What Is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
Introduction
Who can benefit?
Support systems
Presumption of competence
What if a person is not able to point or to activate a device effectively?
Why Do We Need AAC?
The central importance of effective communication
Many people, many avenues to communication
TASH Resolution on the Right to Communicate
Also of interest is A journey through early augmentative communication and computer access by Gregg C. Vanderheiden, PhD, Professor, Industrial Engineering and Biomedical Engineering; Director, Trace R&D Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison, appearing in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 39 No. 6, November/December 2002, Supplement, Pages 39-53 and available online at http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/02/39/6/sup/vanderheiden.html