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Types of AAC
Types of AAC
NO TECH:
• Gestures
• Manual Signs
• Facial Expressions
• Vocalizations
• Verbalizations
• Body Language
LOW TECH:
• Pictures
• Objects
• Photographs
• Writing
• Communication boards/books
HIGH TECH:
Unaided AAC does not require special outside tools or any supplemental materials,
because it is based on natural communication such as facial expressions, gestures,
body language, informal vocalization. It even implies sign languages.
Aided AAC is any device, either electronic or non-electronic, that is used to transmit or
receive messages. It can range from communication books or boards to speech-
generating devices.
Aided AAC is divided into two categories: low-tech aids and high-tech aids.
The first one refers to non-electronic devices, represented usually by very simple
communication books or boards from each the user selects letters, words, phrases,
symbols, objects, or images to transmit a message.