References and Links
Websites:
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication www.isaac-online.org
DeafHear.ie (formerly the National Association for Deaf People in Ireland) www.deafhear.ie
References
Hogg, Jo., Reeves, D., Roberts, J. Mudford, O.C. (2001) Consistency, context and confidence in judgements of affective communication in adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 45(1), pp18-29.
Launonen, K. (1996) Enhancing communication skills of children with Down Syndrome: Early Use of Manual Signs. In von Tetzchner, S. & Hygum Jensen, M. (Eds.), Augmentative and Alternative Communication: European Perspectives (pp. 213-31). Whurr, London.
Millar, D., Light, J., Schhlosser, R. (2000) The impact of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) on natural speech development: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the 75th annual conference of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Washington, DC.
Oliver, M. (1996) Understanding Disability: From Theory to Practice. Basingstoke, UK, Macmillan.
Powell, G. Current research findings to support the use of signs with adults and children who have intellectual and communication difficulties, http://www.makaton.org/research/powell99.htm
Sweeney, L.A. (1999) Moving Forward with Families: Perspectives on AAC Research and Practice in Loncke, F.T., Clibbens, J., Arvedson, H.H., Lloyd, L.L. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: New Directions in Research and Practice. Whurr Publishers, London, pp. 231-254.
Von Tetzchner, S., Martinsen, H., (2000), Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2nd Edition). Whurr, London
Williams, G. (2002) Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Abudarham, S. & Hurd, A. (Eds.) Management of Communication Needs in People with Learning Disability (pp. 186-220). Whurr, London.