David McNaughton

Effects of Interventions with Aided AAC Input: A Meta-analysis (O’Neill et al., 2018)

January 26, 2019 by David McNaughton

O’Neill et al. report that aided AAC input can enhance expression and comprehension for individuals who use AAC

Peer support interventions for preschoolers with ASD (Chapin et al., 2018)

January 25, 2019 by David McNaughton

Chapin et al (2018) provide a systematic review of the impact of peer support interventions on the communication of preschoolers with ASD.

AAC and persons with ALS (McNaughton et al., 2018)

January 25, 2019 by David McNaughton

McNaughton et al (2018) report the results of survey of persons with ALS regarding their experiences with AAC.

Training pre-service SLPs to use family-centered behaviors (Mandak et al., 2018)

January 21, 2019 by David McNaughton

At the 2018 ASHA Conference, Mandak et al. presented their findings on an online training designed to improve the family-centered skill sets of pre-service SLPs.

RERC on AAC at ATIA 2019

January 17, 2019 by David McNaughton

Many RERC Partners are scheduled to present at the ATIA 2019 Conference in Orlando, FL.

The first word in accessibility is “access” (Regan, 2025)

Patrick Regan (2025) is President-Elect of USSAAC, and he also plays leadership roles in ISAAC, and in outreach programs for the Bridge School. Patrick experiences Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and has used a wide variety of AAC to communicate. In this paper, he describes “access challenges that I have experienced as someone who uses AAC, how my team and I have resolved them, and what challenges I face now.”

Now free at the AAC journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2513912

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Effects of Interventions with Aided AAC Input: A Meta-analysis (O’Neill et al., 2018)

Peer support interventions for preschoolers with ASD (Chapin et al., 2018)

AAC and persons with ALS (McNaughton et al., 2018)

Training pre-service SLPs to use family-centered behaviors (Mandak et al., 2018)

RERC on AAC at ATIA 2019

Recent Publications and Presentation

The first word in accessibility is “access” (Regan, 2025)

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