Chapter 10: Selecting and Designing A Student's Augmentative Communication System

Augmentative communication is used to describe solutions to difficulties in communication. There are aided and unaided solutions when using augmentative communication. Aided solutions include the use of a device such as a language board or talking computer. Unaided solutions involve the use of pointing, facial expressions, or sign language. An example of an augmentative communication system is the Boardmaker. The Boardmaker is based on a system of line drawings called the Picture Communication symbols. The symbols are common nouns and verbs that are easily understood.