CD 485 Computer Applications in
Communication Disorders and Sciences
SECTION X: Publications in the area of Assistive
Technology.
There are numerous publications on Assistive
Technology. One has only to search
through GEAC and/or Lexus/Nexus to get a fairly exhaustive list. I would like to mention just few here that I
believe are of special interest.
AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION: These volumes are available
through ASHA as the result of government grants for research. They report the results of a survey of a
number of Assistive Technology centers through out the country regarding
techniques they have found to be successful.
The publications are around ten years old, so the technology has changed
some, but the theory is still very valid and relevant.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC):
This journal and several others are put out by ISAAC, the International
Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. ISAAC is an
organization of people who prescribe AAC systems, support AAC users, or use AAC
systems themselves. It's
goals are to advance the trans-disciplinary field of augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC), to facilitate information exchange, to focus attention on work in the field.
CLOSING THE GAP Inc.: This is an organization, which provides a
periodical with very practical information regarding hardware, software,
theories and practices. They also
provide a resource directory listing and interrelating types of computers,
access devices, disabilities, ages, funding sources etc.
COMMUNICATING TOGETHER: This is a periodical produced in
Canada although it is affiliated with ISAAC.
It is unique in two ways. It's articles are written by users of augmentative devices;
and the periodical is available over the WEB.
AAC
Related Journals/Newsletters
Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (AAC) (ISSN 0743-46l8).Sponsored by the International Society for
Augmentative and
Alternative Communication. Published quarterly by Decker Periodicals
Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 620, Station
A, Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3K7, Canada.
Closing the Gap,
Bimonthly newspaper. Address correspondence to: Closing the Gap, P.O.
Box 68, Henderson, MN 56044. Or
call (6l2)
248-3294.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
(JABA) (ISSN 002l-8855).Published quarterly by the Society for the Experimental
Analysis of Behavior, Inc. Address
correspondence to: Business Manager, Mary Louise Wright, Dept. of Human
Development,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS 66045.
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research (JSHR)
(ISSN 0022-4685).Published bimonthly by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, l080l Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-3279.
Language Speech and Hearing Services in
the Schools (LSHSS) (ISSN 0l6l-l46l).Published quarterly by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, l080l Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-3279.
Research in Developmental Disabilities
(ISSN 089l-4222).Published quarterly by Pergamon
Press, Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, New York l0523,
USA; Pergamon Press plc, Headington
Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, England.
The Journal of the Association for
Persons With Severe Handicaps (JASH) (ISSN 0274-9483).Published
quarterly by the
Association for Persons With Severe Handicaps, 70l0 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle,
Washington 98ll5.
Other
AAC References
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (l987). Competencies for speech-language pathologists providing
services in
augmentative
communication. Unpublished manuscript.
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (l98l). Position statement on nonspeech
communication, ASHA, 23, 577-58l.
Baumgart, D., Johnson, J., & Helmstetter E.
(l990). Augmentative and alternative communication systems for persons
with
moderate and
severe disabilities. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Blackstone, S.W.,
& Bruskin, D.M. (Eds.) (l986).
Augmentative communication: An introduction. Rockville, MD: American
Speech-Language-Hearing
Association.
Burkhart, L.J. (l987). Using computers
and speech synthesis to facilitate communicative interaction with young and/or
severely
handicapped
children. College Park, MD. (Write to: Linda J. Burkhart, 8503 Rhode Island
Avenue, College Park, MD 20740).
Burkhart, L.J. (l980). Homemade battery-powered toys and educational devices for severely
handicapped children. College
Park, MD. (Write to: Linda J. Burkhart,
8503 Rhode Island Avenue, College Park, MD 20740).
Burkhart, L.J. (l982). More homemade
battery devices for severely handicapped children with suggested activities.
College
Park, MD. (Write to: Linda J. Burkhart,
8503 Rhode Island Avenue, College Park, MD 20740).
Burkhart, L.J. (n.d.).
Simplified technology for the severely handicapped: Controls for battery toys
and computers (Photocopied
handout).
(Write to: Linda J. Burkhart, 8503 Rhode Island Avenue, College Park, MD
20740).
Culp, D.M., &
Carlisle, M. (l988). PACT: Partners in augmentative communication
training. A resource guide for interaction
facilitation
training for children. Tucson, AZ: Communication Skill Builders, Inc.
Goossens', C., & Crain, S. (l986). Augmentative
communication assessment resource. Lake Zurich, IL: Don Johnston
Developmental
Equipment, Inc.
Johnson, P.L. (n.d.).
Express yourself. Richfield, MN: Pegijohn. (Pegijohn, 6432 Fifth Avenue South,
Richfield, MN 55423).
Kraat, Arlene W.
(l987). Communication interaction between aided and natural
speakers, 2nd edition. Madison, WI:
University of
Wisconsin.
Light, J., McNaughton,
D., & Parnes, P. (l986). A protocol for
the assessment of the communicative interaction skills of
nonspeaking
severely handicapped adults and their facilitators. Augmentative Communication
Service, Hugh MacMillan
Medical Centre, 350
Rumsey Road, Toronto, Ontario M4G lR8, Canada.
Musselwhite, C.R., & St. Louis, K.W. (l988). Communication
programming for persons with severe handicaps: Vocal and
augmentative
strategies, 2nd ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
Oakander Bolton, S., & Dashieil, S.E.,
(l984). INCH: Interaction checklist for augmentative communication. An
observational
tool to assess
interactive behavior. INCH Associates, 9568 Hamilton Avenue,
Suite l04, Huntington Beach, CA 92646.
Prentke Romich Company. (l990). Proceedings of the 5th Annual MINSPEAK
Conference, November l4-l5, l990, Seattle,
Washington. Wooster, OH: Prentke Romich Company.
Prentke Romich Company. (l989). Proceedings of the 4th Annual
MINSPEAK Conference, November l5-l6, l989, St. Louis,
Missouri. Wooster, OH: Prentke Romich Company.
Prentke Romich Company. (l988). Proceedings of the 3rd Annual
MINSPEAK Conference, October 2l-22, l988, Anaheim,
California. Wooster, OH: Prentke Romich Company.
Prentke Romich Company. (l987). Proceedings of the 2nd Annual
MINSPEAK Conference, November ll-l2, l987, New Orleans,
Louisiana. Wooster, OH: Prentke Romich Company.
Prentke Romich Company. (l986). Proceedings of the lst Annual MINSPEAK Conference, November l9-20, l986,
Detroit,
Michigan. Wooster, OH: Prentke Romich Company.
Siegel-Causey, E.,
& Guess, D. (l989). Enhancing nonsymbolic
communication interactions among learners with severe
disabilities. Baltimore:
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
State of Florida,
Department of Education, Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students.
(l988). A resource manual for the
development and
evaluation of special programs for exceptional students. Volume III-M:
Procedures for an interdisciplinary
evaluat
and evaluation of special programs for exceptional students. Tallahassee, FL:
Clearinghouse/Information Center, Florida
Department of
Education.
Watson, L.R., Lord,
C., Schaffer, BEUKELMAN & MIRENDA., & Schopler,
E. (1989). Teaching spontaneous
communication
to autistic and developmentally handicapped children. New York: Irvington
Publishers, Inc.
AAC Related Organizations
1.
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
ISAAC
81 Topham Cresent
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
L4C 9E9
2. United States Society for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC)
USSAAC
c/o Barkley
Memorial Center
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588
3. American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA)
ASHA
l080l Rockville
Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(30l) 897-5700
4. The Association for Persons with
Severe Handicaps (TASH)
TASH
70l0 Roosevelt Way N.E.
Seattle, WA 98ll5
Manufacturers
of Augmentative Equipment
Ability Research
P.O. Box 1721
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Phone: 612-939-0121
FAX: 612-890-8393
E-mail: ability@skypoint.com
AbleNet
1081 Tenth Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612-379-0956
FAX: 612-379-9143
Adaptive Communication
Systems, Inc.
Box l2440 70 Gibson Drive, Unit l2
Pittsburgh, PA l523l
Phone: 800-247-3422
Crestwood Company
6625 N. Sidney Place
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414)
352-5678
E-mail: Crestcomm@aol.com
Don Johnston
1000 N. Rand Rd., Bldg. 115, P.O. Box
639
Wauconda, IL 60084
Phone: 708-526-2682
FAX: 708-526-4177
E-mail: djde@aol.com
Innocomp
26210 Emery Rd., Ste. 302
Warrensville Hts., OH 44128
Phone: 216-464-3636
FAX: 216-464-3638
E-mail: innocomp@aol.com
Phonic Ear, Inc.
250 Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA 9494l
Eastern U.S. 800-638-2680
Prentke Romich Co.
1022 Heyl Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-262-1984
FAX: 330-263-4829
E-mail: info@prentrom.com
Sentient Systems Technology
2100 Wharton St., Ste. 630
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: 412-381-4883
FAX: 412-381-5241
E-mail: joannek@sentient-sys.com
TASH, Inc.
Unit 1, 91 Station St.
Ajax, ON L1S 3H2 Canada
Phone: 905-686-4129
FAX: 905-686-6895
E-mail: tashcan@aol.com
Words Plus, Inc.
40015 Sierra Hwy.,
Bldg.
B-145
Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone: 805-266-8500