ACC - Background and Scientific Information

Our list of background information guides you to many resources on the net. Included is advice on the difficult tasks of choosing the communication aid best suited to the needs of the individual requiring ACC, plus websites with a more a scientific focus, who are aimed at teachers and speech therapists.01/12/2003

The Alliance for Technology Access

The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies. Communication aids and services for different age groups can be found in their extensive database. Various other resources round up the site, e.g. communities, resource libraries, or special membership benefits.


- The Alliance for Technology Access

Circle of Inclusion

This website is dedicated to inclusive educational programmes and is aimed at parents of young children and education service providers. It holds a comprehensive section on AAC, including a detailed description of the different systems of communication, and a reference guide.


- Circle of Inclusion

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers

This AAC website is designed to provide access to a wide range of information and resources related to the AAC effort. It is maintained by the Barkley AAC Center and the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska.


- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers

Blissymbolics Communication International

Blissymbolics is a communication system originally developed for the purpose of international communication. It is a is a language currently composed of over 2,000 graphic symbols. Bliss-characters can be combined and recombined in endless ways to create new symbols. For those who have a communication impairment, Blissymbols can be used on simple communication boards mounted on wheelchairs, on dedicated electronic devices with synthetic speech and within computer software.


- Blissymbolics Communication International

Augmentative Communication, Inc. (ACI)

Distributed worldwide, Augmentative Communication News (ACN) and Alternatively Speaking (AS) provide the latest information on hot topics in the field, discussion of vital issues for AAC stakeholders and news from the AAC community.


- Augmentative Communication, Inc. (ACI)

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK)

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK) is a website that covers issues related to AAC and young children. Its purpose is to provide information and guidance to families, teachers, speech/language pathologists and anyone else who is involved with a child with special communication needs.
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK)

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