Abstract Language acquisition theories differ in the importance they assign to production as
a learning mechanism. This review summarizes some of the theoretical issues linked to this …

Individuals with complex communication needs have benefited greatly from technological
innovations over the past two decades, as well as from social movements that have shifted …

In virtual reality (VR), participants may not always have hands, bodies, eyes, or even voices—
using VR helmets and two controllers, participants control an avatar through virtual worlds …

Purpose: To explore the knowledge necessary for adoption and implementation of the
Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP) tool in different practice settings for …

Conversation Analysis was used to explore how teachers, personal care assistants, and
students organized inclusive multiparty classroom interaction when one of the students in …

In this chapter we investigate communication which includes the use of computer-based
speech aids by people with severe cerebral palsy (Augmented and Alternative …

Autonomous speakership is a key concept of Western language ideology. In interactional
practice, our autonomy as speakers is of course never complete; but we can stick to this …

Communication with speech generating devices (SGDs) with children with severe physical,
communicative and cognitive impairments, such as children with cerebral palsy (CP), can be …

Individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in later stages may rely on a variety of
modalities to communicate. The current study used conversational analysis techniques to …

Smart Predict is a novel two-tablet application developed to improve conversational
efficiency for people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices …