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The conference paper "Introduction into AAC Assessment and Intervention for ALS Patients," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It provides an overview on the most important assessment and intervention aspects on AAC for ALS patients.

The conference paper "Sibylle AAC system: exploiting syntax and semantics for word prediction," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It presents Sibylle, an AAC system for persons with severe speech and motion impairments.

The conference paper "Dual-display SGD intelligibility with alphabet supplementation and word prediction" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the use of speech-generating devices for alphabet supplementation and word prediction.

The conference paper "Early language and literacy connectors in young multiple disabled children," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the effect of cognitive/linguistic and neural perspectives on early language and literacy development in children with cerebral palsy.

The conference paper "Producing and interpreting symbol sequences: the impact of language development," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It explores the production and comprehension of messages composed of graphic symbols.

The conference paper "The smallest are the greatest": A parent-child event which leads as a chance into an early intervention program" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes a fun communication frame supported by gaming activities for kids with communication disabilities and educational workshops for the parents.

The conference paper "Language Usage in Childhood Play: Ben efits for Aided Language Development?" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes the use of language in childhood play and in collective play.

The conference paper "Utility of ICF for Describing Changes in Interaction and Participation" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the evaluation of interventions as it shows how communication affects the quality of life of an individual.

The conference paper "Selecting AAC Symbols and Techniques for Individuals with Autism " is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the selection of AAC symbols and techniques.

The conference paper "From impressions to communication-in the world of fairytales" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the author's experience in teaching language skills children to children using fairytales.

The conference paper "Combining Lexical Resources for an Interactive Language Tool" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the JAPE program for children with speech and language disabilities.

The conference paper "Imparting Educational and Vocational Skills using Inclusive Technology" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the use of information and communication technology to improve educational and vocational skills among people with disabilities in India.

The conference paper "COCP applied in an institution for individuals with intellectual disabilities." is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It explores whether the Communicative Development of nonspeaking children and their Communication Partners (COCP) is applicable and effective for people with intellectual disabilities.

The conference paper "Using New Technologies to Study Language Use in Augmentative Communication" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses advances in evidence-based assessment of communication performance for people with disabilities.

The conference paper "Can we augment conversation for persons with dementia?" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the communicative functions in people with dementia.

The conference paper "Children's VOCA Mediated Interaction: Delays As a Problem and Resource" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany, from July 29-August 5, 2006. It addresses issues of time and timing through an examination of the realization of delays in voice output communication aid (VOCA) mediated turn construction.

The conference paper "Shifting the focus: Using Social Networks in Research and Practice" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses clinical, teaching and research applications of social networks. It also addresses questions about the use of social network tools in the treatment of communication disorders.

The conference paper "Using AAC strategies to develop emotions and problem solving skills" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses skill difficulties associated with developing emotional intelligence. It also discusses augmentative and alternative communication strategies to develop emotions and problem solving skills.

The conference paper "From loneliness to social participation, new bridges to build" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses a study which examines loneliness in older adults with cerebral palsy who use alternative and augmentative communication systems.

The conference paper "Early literacy precursors in children with Cerebral Palsy" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It studies the importance of phonological and phonemic awareness in learning .

The conference paper "Drama in AAC - aesthetics, rehabilitation, recreation or education" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It focuses on four aspects of drama work with persons unable to speak, including professional training of staff members.

The conference paper "Experts in their own affairs: Qualifying AAC users for cooperation in further trainings and advise" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes a coinstructor training program which brings together the knowledge of instructors with the experience of actual AAC users.

The conference paper "What would you say if you couldn't speak?" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the use of voice output communication aid (VOCA) based on pre-stored vocabulary.

The conference paper "For Better or for Worse: Augmentative Communication and Computer" by Rosemary Crossley is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the release of middle range dynamic display communication devices geared to users without strong literacy skills.

The conference paper "Trade-offs Between Redundancy and Speed of Message Delivery in AAC," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the effects of trade-off choices between speed of message delivery and either relevance or informativeness in a particular public situation.

The conference paper "The Speaking Mobile Phone: provoking new approaches to AAC design," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the specific features of an over-sized mobile phone that allows its user to hold a spoken conversation using their hands, not their mouth.

The conference paper "Neural perspectives on early literacy in children with Cerebral Palsy" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It investigates if two precursors of learning to read are developed in these children by using the EEG technique.

The conference paper "Presymbolic Children in Sweden Interaction, Family Accommodation and Social Network" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It investigates the development of interaction between children and caregivers in relation to the family's accommodations of their routines in everyday life.

The conference paper "TouchSpeak, a computerised communication aid for aphasia" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It explores the effectiveness of TouchSpeak for all persons with a severe aphasia, whose communicative abilities are severely limited.

The conference paper "The effectiveness of AAC in autism: A quantitative research synthesis," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It follows up on a presentation given at the previous ISAAC conference on preliminary results of a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of AAC for children with autism.

The conference paper "Stories of Ourselves," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It was originally published in the June/July 2006 issue of "Closing the Gap".

The conference paper "Rock 'N Roll: Using Music to Teach Core Vocabulary," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It demonstrates how music can be a powerful strategy for teaching core vocabulary and developing language skills.

The conference paper "AAC Applications for Hearing Impaired Individuals with Multiple Disabilities," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the role of communication partners and the community in AAC system selection and design.

The conference paper "Topic Modeling in Fringe Word Prediction for AAC," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It provides more details regarding the implementation of topic modeling as well as further evaluations.

The conference paper "Peer-mediated teaching and AAC for children with autism," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It compares the effectiveness of peer-mediated naturalistic teaching, with and without SGD, in increasing the communicative behaviors produced by children with autism during play and mealtime interactions.

The conference paper "Computer-based Articulation Test for Thai Cerebral Palsy Children with Dysarthia," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the development of an automatic speech recording program for cerebral palsied children to have a natural speech conversation.

The conference paper "Chat Club: A pilot program to expand social networks and increase community participation for young AAC users," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29, 2006 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the implementation of a six-session bi-weekly evening program employing a variety of community settings and social themes.

The conference paper "Experiences of people with disability working in the academic context" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes the experiences of lecturers with a disability involved in teaching an undergraduate course in an Australian university.

The conference paper "Communication in their Hands! A Family-Focused Early-Intervention Approach" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes a workshop on family-focused intervention for children with communication disabilities through playing and singing.

The conference paper "Beyond Physical Accessibility: Communication for All in the Library" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes communication displays in all of the 16 public libraries across London, Ontario that can help people with communication disabilities.

The conference paper "Voice Output Communication Aid Reliability-The shocking truth!" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It presents excerpts from the book of essays written by individuals who use AAC, which illustrate the importance of voice output communication aids.

The conference paper "AAC with Girls with Rett Syndrome" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the results of the Rett Syndrome Center's rehabilitation and educational assessment project for girls with Rett Syndrome.

The conference paper "Creative Writing: Can it be taught?" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the processes of training in creative writing and on the impact of training on people with communication disabilities.

The conference paper "AAC and Consultation: a qualitative empirical study" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the results of a study early intervention, post school services, acquired disability, intervention strategies and parent training in AAC.

The conference paper "Asking well-built questions for evidence-based practice" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes a proposed evidence-based template for AAC purposes called PESICO template.

The conference paper "A Proposed Model of Relevant Aspects in AAC Intervention Planning," is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It describes a model of intervention planning within the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

The conference paper "Reading Instruction in German: Can We Learn From English Research?" is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the role of English research in the management of young children with complex communication needs, such as the development of alphabet awareness through writing.

The conference paper "Vocabulary for VOCAs based on a Spoken Language Corpus," is presented. The paper was presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication held in Dusseldorf, Germany from July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the use of voice output communication aids (VOCAs) to supplement other ways of expression for people with severe speech and language difficulties.

The conference paper titled "Measuring No-Tech and Low-Tech Communication Performance" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication scheduled in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the use of evidence-based practice in the delivery of augmentative and alternative communication services.

The conference paper titled "Maximizing AACS - Combining Positive Behavioral Support with On-going Language Assessment," is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication scheduled in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses the need for assessment of historical/life factors, the environment and conversational factors to develop supportive strategies in augmentative and alternative communication.