Attitudes of AAC users, peers and service providers toward AAC technology use by elderly persons . Because the success of AAC intervention often depends on the attitudes and acceptance of all four groups, it is important to know more about what each thinks. The project team is preparing three videotapes.
Researchers plan to have four groups of subjects view each tape.
Groups that view the PD tape and the aphasia tape will be similarly configured. All viewers will answer questions about their attitudes toward each method of communication and will rank order their preferences. Focus groups will explore reasons for these rankings. Organizational strategies for three groups of AAC users . These studies aim to identify better ways to design AAC technology that will insure the greatest possible use and reduce some of the learning requirements.