1st Edition
Working with AAC A Guide for Supporting Augmentative and Alternative Communication Users
List of contributors
List of tables
List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of acronyms and abbreviations
Part 1
1. What is AAC and who uses it?
2. How do we choose which type of AAC to use?
3. What makes a good AAC service?
Part 2: The Positive AAC Framework
4. Preferences
5. Provision
6. Practice and Play
7. Planning
8. People
9. Pride
Appendices
Index
Glossary
Biography
Helen Robinson is a Speech and Language Therapist and AAC Service Lead for the Barnsley Assistive Technology Team, delivering specialised AAC services for Yorkshire and Humberside. She has presented on AAC at international conferences and written numerous articles for the Communication Matters journal.
"By bringing together learning from extensive professional experience, first-person insights, and current research, Working with AAC provides a comprehensive resource for busy clinicians. This book offers an innovative and accessible framework that will support and enhance the practice of anyone who works with people who use, or who could benefit from using, AAC." - Dr Katherine Broomfield, Cardiff Metropolitan University and North Bristol NHS Trust
"This text is a welcome and timely addition to the AAC literature. It will support students in their learning and clinicians in their practice." - Janice Murray, Professor Emeritus, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
