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three parts: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) processes, AAC intervention for people with development disabilities, and AAC for people with acquired disabilities.

6 AGOSCI listserve The AGOSCI listserve is an on-line forum for people with complex communication needs, family members, and carers. This is a thriving list serve where there is always an interesting conversation happening. It is also a great place to post a question and receive a range of responses from very experienced and knowledgeable people, who include AAC users, parents, teachers, speech pathologists, and other professionals. http://www.agosci.org.au/list.htm 7 The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills Hazel Dewart and Susie Summers have created this tool and make it available on-line via http://wwwedit.wmin.ac. uk/psychology/pp/ There are different versions for use with children and adults. The tool enables communication partners to explore how a person communicates in everyday interactions. In the adult version, you can explore: communicative functions (i.e., attention directing), response to communication (i.e., understanding the spoken word), interaction and conversation (i.e., conversational repair), and contextual variation (i.e., person, place, topic). 8 Getting Started with Key Word Sign (2012) This book is the newest resource from Key Word Sign Australia. It contains 100 key word signs, shown as line drawings with descriptions of how to do the signs. These 100 vocabulary items are also taught at Basic Key Word Sign workshops. You can purchase Getting Started with Key Word Sign and find out more about the workshops by going to www.newcastle.edu.au/KWSA. 9 AAC Journal ACC Journal is published by the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication http://www. isaac-online.org/english/publications 10 Scope’s Delicious Page The Delicious Page consists of weblinks bookmarked by the Communication Resource Centre’s Accessible Information Service http://www.delicious.com/ accessibleinformationservicescope Find everything from legislation to examples of Easy English and plain language documents.

aids and resource materials that are presented in the InterAACtion manual. The kit also contains edited versions of the handouts from the InterAACtion manual. These resources are available from the Scope on-line shop at www.scopevic.org.au

2 Scope website To find a range of useful resources and products go to the Communication Resource Centre pages or the Resources page. You will find information on human rights, grief, and loss, accessible information, gastrostomies, behaviours of concern, and much, much more! www.scopevic.org.au 3 Symbol software and symbol sets To make good quality communication aids and accessible written materials, you need a range of symbol sets and images at your disposal. These are some of the products we use every day: Boardmaker: Picture Communication Symbols (purchase from http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/), Compic (purchase from http://www.scopevic.org.au/), and Valuing People (purchase from http://www.inspiredservices. org.uk/). Good quality photos are also an excellent tool. 4 Cameras Still images or video footage can be used in a variety of ways. Photos of a person completing tasks can be included on a person’s visual schedule. Video footage can help with reviewing how a person communicates with different people and in varied environments. For quick and easy capturing and downloading, a USB flip camera is handy.

5 Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Supporting

Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs

Beukelman, D. R., & Mirenda, P. (2005) Augmentative and alternative communication: Supporting children and adults with complex communication needs (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing. The bible of AAC will be available in its fourth edition in September 2012. The current edition (3rd edition, published in 2005) includes

Correspondence to: Naomi Rezzani Speech Pathologist

phone: + 61 (0)3 9843 2000 email: crc@scopevic.org.au website: www.scopevic.org.au

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