Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Category: General

The (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentive and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC) is pleased to share the five presentations from the AAC State of the Science Conference. The papers have been published in a special issue of the AAC Journal, and incorporate information from discussions at the conference.  The five articles will be available as free downloads for the month of April.  

• "Challenges and opportunities in augmentative and alternative communication: Research and technology development to enhance communication and participation for individuals with complex communication needs."
  Light, J., McNaughton, D., Beukelman, D., Fager, S. K., Fried-Oken, M., Jakobs, T., & Jakobs, E. (2019).
  Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35 1-12. 
  
  

• "New and emerging access technologies for adults with complex communication needs and severe motor impairments: State of the science."
  Fager, S.K., Fried-Oken, M., Jakobs, T., & Beukelman, D. R. (2019).
  Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35, 13-25.
  
  

• "New and emerging AAC technology supports for children with complex communication needs and their communication partners: State of the science and future research directions."
  Light, J., McNaughton, D., & Caron, J. (2019).
  Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35, 26-41.
  
  

• "Designing effective AAC displays for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities: State of the science and future research directions."
  Light, J., Wilkinson, K. M., Thiessen, A., Beukelman, D. R., & Fager, S. K. (2019).
  Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35, 42-55.
  
  

• "Building capacity in AAC: A person-centred approach to supporting participation by people with complex communication needs."
  McNaughton, D., Light, J., Beukelman, D. R., Klein, C., Nieder, D., & Nazareth, G. (2019).
  Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35, 56-68.

"Thank you again for your participation in the State of the Science conference. We learned a lot from the day, and we hope you enjoyed it as well."
- Janice Light, David Beukelman, Susan Fager, Melanie Fried-Oken, Erik Jakobs, Tom Jakobs, and David McNaughton