TY - BOOK AU - Alant,Erna TI - Augmentative and alternative communication and severe disabilities: Beyond poverty SN - 1861564392 AV - RC428.8 .A43 2017 U1 - 616.855 03 ALA L 23 PY - 2005///] CY - London PB - Whurr Publishers KW - Communication Aids for Disabled KW - Communication Disorders KW - rehabilitation KW - Communication KW - Interpersonal Relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements // Contributors // Preface // Introduction // Intervention issues // Augmentative and alternative communication // Disability and poverty // Cultural and socio economic influences on communication // Issues in graphic symbol communication // Service delivery in low income countries // Support based AAC Intervention // AAC technology for development // Family centered early childhood intervention ; new perspectives // Multiskilling in AAC intervention // Peer learning and participation in AAC intervention // Training teachers for classroom AAC implementation // Promoting leadership and advocacy // Epilogue // Index // ER -