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104 JCPSLP Volume 14, Number 2 2012 Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology
three parts: Augmentative and
Alternative Communication
(AAC) processes, AAC
intervention for people with
development disabilities, and
AAC for people with acquired
disabilities.
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
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!
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 ,
Compic (purchase from , and
Valuing People (purchase from
. 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:
website:
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.
7 The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday
Communication Skills
Hazel Dewart and Susie Summers have created this tool
and make it available on-line via .
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
9 AAC Journal
ACC Journal is published by the International Society for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication http://www.
10 Scope’s Delicious Page
The Delicious Page consists of weblinks bookmarked by
the Communication Resource Centre’s Accessible
Information Service
accessibleinformationservicescope Find everything from
legislation to examples of Easy English and plain language
documents.