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Accessible Literacy for Emerging Communicators: A Model and Case with Children on the Autism Spectrum

DeLuca, T., Boucher, A., & Holyfield, C. (2024). Accessible literacy for emerging communicators: A proposed model and case application with children on the autism spectrum. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Journal, 10, 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00107 Background Children with reduced ability to communicate verbally, or those who are emerging in their development of language expression […]

ATIA 2025

The RERC on AAC will present at the ATIA 2025 Conference in Orlando, Florida, on January 30 – February 1.

ASHA 2024

The RERC on AAC will be presenting at ASHA in Seattle, WA on December 5-7, 2024. Handouts will be available.

ATIA 2024

The RERC on AAC will be presenting at the ATIA2024 Conference in Orlando, Florida on January 25-27. Handouts will be available below.

Effects of an AAC Decoding Feature on Single-Word Reading by Individuals With Down Syndrome (Holyfield et al., 2023)

This article describes how a decoding feature in the T2L program affects single-word reading. The words were targeted in adapted books with individuals with Down syndrome. Participants showed increased reading ability including decoding novel words.

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Recent Posts

  • Supporting meaningful participation in society by adults with developmental disabilities who need and use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions (McNaughton et al., 2025)
  • External challenges for individuals who need or use AAC who are learning language (Holyfield et al., 2025)
  • Dismantling societal barriers that limit people who need or use AAC (Light et al., 2025)
  • Embracing change in AAC technology: the keyboard to my success (Jin, 2025)
  • A personal commentary about disability inclusion, and representation in research (Forber-Pratt, 2025)

Recent Publications and Presentation

Supporting meaningful participation in society by adults with developmental disabilities who need and use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions (McNaughton et al., 2025)

McNaughton et al (2025) is now free at https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2504497

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