Technology and Literary Resources[edit | edit source]
- UCP Toy Lending Library, San Diego
- Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart, Article by Bonnie A. Nardi and Vicki L. O'Day
- This article discusses the response we have as a community to new technologies introduced in our schools, homes and work places. The authors think that if the average person had more involvement or opinion on the new technologies presented to us everyday, we might be more apt to use them to their full extent and actually appreciate their purpose, rather than use them because they make life easier.
- "When we adopt new technologies, we face uncertainty about how our quality of life may change." This quote from Bonnie A. Nardi and Vicki L. O'Day is the perfect description of adding a communication device to any persons life. Communication devices were created to instill a better quality of life in its users, yet without proper use and education about the technology, the users life is unaffected.
- Your Child With Autism: When is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) an appropriate option? Article By Joanne M. Cafiero and Ann Meyer
- Cafiero and Meyer discuss the language and communication problems that children with autism are most often affected by, stating that "between 33 and 55 percent of individuals with ASD never develop communication skills that are sufficient to meet their most simple daily needs."
- The article discusses the eligibility for an AAC device, the evidence for the use of the new technology, and the big difference it can make for a child in and out of the classroom.
- They state the perfect description of what an AAC device is: "Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is any tool, strategy, or technology that compensates for, enhances, expands, or helps develop communication skills."
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