Accessible information for people with complex communication needs Owens, Janet 2006, Accessible information for people with complex communication needs, Augmentative and alternative communication, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 196-208, doi: 10.1080/07434610600649971. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Accessible information for people with complex communication needs Author(s) Owens, Janet Journal name Augmentative and alternative communication Volume number 22 Issue number 3 Start page 196 End page 208 Publisher Williams & Wilkins Place of publication Baltimore, Md. Publication date 2006-09 ISSN 0743-4618 1477-3848 Keyword(s) information focus groups complex communication needs augmentative and alternative communication accessibility interviews Summary Information can be empowering if it is accessible. While a number of known information access barriers have been reported for the broader group of people with disabilities, specific information issues for people with complex communication needs have not been previously reported. In this consumer-focused study, the accessibility of information design and dissemination practices were discussed by 17 people with complex communication needs; by eight parents, advocates, therapists, and agency representatives in focus groups; and by seven individuals in individual interviews. Participants explored issues and made recommendations for content, including language, visual and audio supports; print accessibility; physical access; and human support for information access. Consumer-generated accessibility guidelines were an outcome of this study. Language eng DOI 10.1080/07434610600649971 Field of Research 111703 Care for Disabled HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003796 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 19 Dec 2008, 12:50:26 EST Wed, 10 Jun 2009, 11:35:18 EST Wed, 10 Jun 2009, 11:36:31 EST Wed, 10 Jun 2009, 11:40:24 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 23:51:52 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 08:26:41 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 18 times in TR Web of Science Cited 22 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1099 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:03:25 EST