TY - JOUR
T1 - Current and future AAC research considerations for adults with acquired cognitive and communication impairments
AU - Fried-Oken, Melanie
AU - Beukelman, David R.
AU - Hux, Karen
N1 - Funding Information:
The preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC) funded under grant #H133E080011 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - Adults with acquired language impairments secondary to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases are candidates for communication supports outside of the traditional restoration-based approaches to intervention. Recent research proves repeatedly that augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides a means for participation, engagement, conversation, and message transfer when individuals can no longer expect full return of pre-morbid communication skills and that inclusion of communication supports should begin early. We discuss current research and future directions for integrated systems of technical supports that include low-technology, high tech, and partner-dependent strategies for adults with severe and chronic aphasia, cognitive-communication problems resulting from traumatic brain injuries, and primary progressive aphasia.
AB - Adults with acquired language impairments secondary to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases are candidates for communication supports outside of the traditional restoration-based approaches to intervention. Recent research proves repeatedly that augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides a means for participation, engagement, conversation, and message transfer when individuals can no longer expect full return of pre-morbid communication skills and that inclusion of communication supports should begin early. We discuss current research and future directions for integrated systems of technical supports that include low-technology, high tech, and partner-dependent strategies for adults with severe and chronic aphasia, cognitive-communication problems resulting from traumatic brain injuries, and primary progressive aphasia.
KW - acquired disabilities
KW - aphasia
KW - augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
KW - cognition
KW - dementia
KW - primary progressive aphasia
KW - traumatic brain injury
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U2 - 10.1080/10400435.2011.648713
DO - 10.1080/10400435.2011.648713
M3 - Article
C2 - 22590800
AN - SCOPUS:84859195977
SN - 1040-0435
VL - 24
SP - 56
EP - 66
JO - Assistive Technology
JF - Assistive Technology
IS - 1
ER -