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Resources
AAC and Autism. (2009). Retrieved February 22, 2012, from The Center for AAC and Autism: http://www.aacandautism.com/why-aac .
Annotation: This website is a valuable tool for parents and educators who work with children who have difficulty communicating. This website is informative, and easily navigated.
Ablenet SuperTalker Progressive Communicator. (2010). Retrieved February 27, 2012, from MedicalEShop: http://www.medicaleshop.com/ablenet-supertalker-progressive-communicator.html .
Annotation: This website provided a picture of a static display device for my research paper, it is no longer available on this website.
AccessIt. (2012). Retrieved February 22, 2012, from What is assistive technology?: http://www.washington.edu/accessit/articles?109 .
Annotation: AccessIT is the National Center for Accessible Information Technology in Education, and is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilation Research. Through grants they do research to give people with disabilities more access to information technology.
ASHA. (1997). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/AAC .
Annotation: This website provided a wealth of information about AAC. It also suggested other sites and organizations with information on AAC.
Anderson, B. (2011, February 1). Top iPad Apps for Children with Autism. Retrieved April 9, 2012, from Autism Key:http://www.autismkey.com/top-ipad-apps-for-children-with-autism/.
Annotation: This website offers applications for children with autism to use with an iPad or tablet.
Apple Store. (2012). Retrieved February 27, 2012, from Apple: http://store.apple.com/us .
Annotation: This is a commercial website with information about the iPad and software applications.
Autism Apps. (2012). Retrieved April 9, 2012, from Autism Speaks:http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/autism-apps.
Annotation: This website offers applications for children with autism to use with an iPad or tablet.
CBS News. (2011, October 23). (K. Sughrue, Producer) Retrieved February 22, 2012, from 60 Minutes Apps for Autism: Communicating on the iPad: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-20124225/apps-for-autism-communicating-on-the-ipad/.
Annotation: I saw this when it originally aired on televison in October. Preschool special education teachers and students went crazy after it aired. Many discussions about the pros and cons of tablet use with children with disabilities ensued. The article discusses adults and children with autism and how they use the iPad to communicate more easily.
Charlop-Christy, M., Carpenter, M., Le, L., LeBlanc, L., & Kellet, K. (2002). USING THE PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35 (3), 213-231. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from EBSCOHOST: http://web.ebscohost.com.mutex.gmu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=888aa972-c759-4c06-a5c3-8b171f602d84%40sessionmgr14&vid=4&hid=15.
Annotation: This article provides a great explanation of PECS and their use. Once a child is able to use a PECS, they may move onto using a voice output device.
DynaVox V+. (2011). Retrieved February 2012, from DynaVox™: http://www.dynavoxtech.com/products/vplus/.
Annotation:This webwite provided a picture for a dynamic display voice output device.
Joshi, P. (2011, November 29). Finding Good Apps for Children With Autism. Retrieved April 9, 2012, from The New York Times:http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/finding-good-apps-for-children-with-autism/.
Annotation: This website offers applications for children with autism to use with an iPad or tablet.
Light, J., & & Drager, K. (2007). AAC Technologies for Young Children with Complex Communication Needs: State of the Science and Future Research Directions. AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication, 23 (3), 204-216. Retrieved February 22, 2012 from EBSCOHOST: http://web.ebscohost.com.mutex.gmu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=888aa972-c759-4c06-a5c3-8b171f602d84%40sessionmgr14&vid=9&hid=15.
Annotation:These authors look into the exiting AAC technologies, and what future research should include to improve children with disabilities opportunities to communicate. It discusses tablet use, along with Apple’s iTouch and iPad.
Touch Autism. (2010, February 12). Retrieved 2012, from Touch Autism: http://touchautism.com/.
Annotation: This website offers applications for children with autism to use with an iPad or tablet.
Why use a voice output communication device?. (2009). Retrieved February 22, 2012, from: The Center for AAC & Autism: http://www.aacandautism.com/why-aac/why-use-aac.
Annotation: This website, also from AAC & Autism provides valuable information about voice output devices, and their necessity. Parents and educators use this website to learn about new technologies.
Graphics
"A girl on a computer" clip art on the syllabus.html page is obtained from Microsoft Office 2010 clip art collection (retrieved on 3/28/2012).
Annotation: This clip art was necessary for an assignment.
"Dynamic display voice output device" on the body3.html page is obtained from Dynavox™ (retrieved 2/15/2012).
Terms of Use is retrieved from Dynavox™.
Annotation: This picture shows what a Dynavox looks like. It is necessary to show the cability of different screen usages.
"Picture of personal iPad" is a personal picture (taken on April 8, 2012).
Annotation: This original picture shows what an iPad looks like.
"Static display voice output device" on the body3.html page is obtained from Ablenet® (retrieved 4/8/2012).
Terms of Use is retrieved from Ablenet® .
Annotation: This picture shows what a static voice box looks like, with different screen overlay options.
Video
Apps for Autism. (2011, October 28). Retrieved April 4, 2012, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuCbYNls0V0&feature=youtu.be.
Terms of Use is retrieved from YouTube.
Annotation: This video is part of the CBS 60 Minutes segment on autistic children learning to communicate using iPad applications.
Bowman, K. (2011, March 3). 2010 Year of the iPad - Focus on Autism. Retrieved February 28, 2012, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31yEs9itueE&feature=player_detailpage.
Terms of Use is retrieved from YouTube.
Annotation: This YouTube video discusses the varied uses of the iPad to help children with autism be able to communicate.