InterAACtion: Strategies for Intentional and Unintentional Communicators
Karen Bloomberg, Hilary Johnson and Denise West (2004)
InterAACtion Manual
This manual is a sequel to the Triple C - Checklist of Communication Competencies. It is designed for people who work with adults who have complex communication needs. These are adults who have little or no functional speech and limited communication.
The InterAACtion Manual provides a framework for introducing a variety of communication strategies to assist functional communication and extend or develop communication skills, where appropriate (InterAACtion excerpts, PDF 66 KB). It contains over 30 individualised communication strategies as handouts, which can be photocopied. The handouts include information about the strategy, who might use it, how to develop it, how to implement it and how to adapt it for people with different communication skills. (InterAACtion handouts, PDF 81 KB). The worksheets are designed to assist communication partners to learn to observe communication skills and needs, and make decisions about appropriate communication strategies.
Watch a video on how to use the manual.
