Article | August 01, 2002System Appeal/Attitudes David R. Beukelman and Janice Light Author Affiliations & Notes David R. Beukelman Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Janice Light Department of Educational and School Psychology and Special Education, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA © 2002 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Augmentative & Alternative Communication / Articles Article | August 01, 2002 System Appeal/Attitudes SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, August 2002, Vol. 11, 21-23. doi:10.1044/aac11.2.21 SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, August 2002, Vol. 11, 21-23. doi:10.1044/aac11.2.21 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Beukelman, D. R. & Light, J. (2002). System Appeal/Attitudes. Perspect Augment Altern Commun, 11(2), 21-23. doi: 10.1044/aac11.2.21. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: System Appeal/Attitudes You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Research projects at the University of Nebraska and Pennsylvania State University are addressing the appeal of AAC technology features for individuals with disabilities and their primary communication partners. Researchers at the University of Nebraska have conducted five studies to learn more about the attitudes of adults with acquired disabilities and their communication partners regarding AAC technology features. At Pennsylvania State, researchers used unique approaches to investigate features young children would find appealing in AAC technologies. Purpose: The project investigated the attitudes and preferences of adults with acquired disabilities and their communication partners towards features of AAC technologies. Target populations: Persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aphasia, traumatic brain injury with severe communication disorders and their communication partners (family members, peers, service providers). First Page Preview × View Large Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, become a SIG affiliate, or purchase a short-term subscription. Become a SIG Affiliate Join a SIG Pay Per View Entire SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication content & archive 24-hour access $25.00 Buy Now This Issue 24-hour access $17.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $10.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account We've Changed Our Publication Model... The 19 individual SIG Perspectives publications have been relaunched as the new, all-in-one Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Learn more > Related Articles Children's Attitudes Toward Peers Who Use AAC SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, June 2005, Vol. 14, 20-23. doi:10.1044/aac14.2.20 Children's Attitudes Toward Peers Who Use AAC SIG 16 Perspectives on School-Based Issues, June 2005, Vol. 6, 21-24. doi:10.1044/sbi6.2.21 Organizational Strategies SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, August 2002, Vol. 11, 14-17. doi:10.1044/aac11.2.14 Re-thinking Access to AAC Technologies for Young Children: Simplifying the Learning Demands SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, April 2004, Vol. 13, 5-12. doi:10.1044/aac13.1.5 The Development and Utilization of a Scale to Measure Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Peers Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, June 2010, Vol. 53, 572-587. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0140) Related Topics Augmentative & Alternative Communication