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Index of Articles relating to AAC-RERC

The following articles have been published by Augmentative Communication Inc. This material is not copyrighted. If you use it, however, please reference as follows: Sarah Blackstone (author), volume number and date, Augmentative Communication News, 1 Surf Way, #237, Monterey, CA 93940. www.augcominc.com.

ACN – v. 14 #2,3 – Across space and time: 2002 Interactive Lecture Series in AAC. This issue describes the collaboration among the AAC-RERC, Kornreich Assistive Technology Center and USSAAC to provide monthly web casts in AAC.

ACN – v. 13 #6 – State of the Science Conference on Communication Enhancement.
This issue describes the agenda for the Conference sponsored by the AAC-RERC in collaboration with USSAAC.

ACN – v. 13 #4,5 – The virtual AAC-RERC.
This issue provides an update of projects underway at Duke University, Penn State University, Temple University, University at Buffalo, University of Nebraska and University of North Carolina. In addition, it describes the AAC-RERC website.

ACN - v. 13 #3 – CADL on CPA.
This issue describes the Communication and Assistive Device Laboratory (CADL) at the University at Buffalo. Specifically, the focus on the issue in on communication performance assessment.

ACN v. 13 #1,2 – Year 2 update of progress of the AAC-RERC.
This issue provides an update all AAC-RERC research and development projects.

ACN v. 12 #6 -- Improving AAC technologies for young children.
This issue provides information about ongoing work at Penn State University regarding the organization and representation of language on AAC devices for young children.

ACN - v. 12 #4,5 – Dissemination and training.
This issue describes the information on the AAC-RERC website that relates to recent Medicare funding for AAC devices (Speech Generating Devices--SGDs).

ACN - v.12 #3 --- University of Nebraska Projects.
This article highlights three exciting projects related to elderly people who use AAC (David Beukelman, principal investigator). Published August, 1999.

ACN - v.12 #1 & #2 --- Six of Sixty Months
This issue highlights the ACETS project at Temple University (Diane Bryen, principal investigator) and Tech-Watch projects at Duke University (Kevin Caves and Frank DeRuyter, principal investigators). Published June, 1999.

ACN - v.11 #6 --- Three Projects
This issue highlights projects that have the potential to change how we think about (1) providing language on displays and devices (Penn State, principal investigator Janice Light), (2) strategies for promoting the successful employment of AAC users (Penn State, principal investigator David McNaughton) and (3) measuring communication rate during interactive exchanges in ways that give us better comparative data about the effectiveness of different device and display features (University of Buffalo, Jeff Higginbotham, principal investigator). Published February, 1999.

ACN - v11 #4 & #5 --- AAC-RERC Goes "Virtual."
This article gives an overview of the five-year NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Published December, 1998.

NOTE: This AAC-RERC section is partially funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the Department of Education under grant number H133E9 0026. The opinions are those of the grantee and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Education.

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