Communication (AAC) Impact: A Multimedia Instructional

develop decision-making strategies and materials related to the prescription of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for children with disabilities. The project resulted in the development of the first interactive, bilingual CD-ROM designed to be used by related services personnel, vendors, and family members from diverse cultures to develop competencies that assist in effective AAC decision-making. Instructional materials were developed to provide information and multimedia vignettes designed to sensitize related services personnel to child, AAC device, family/social, cultural, and system issues prior to the selection and use of AAC devices, provide structured procedures and checklists to use during the planning, implementation, and evaluation of AAC devices. Multimedia vignettes also provide simulated practice in the use of the procedures. These interactive materials will enable service providers to make the most appropriate decision about the prescription of AAC devices while balancing child, AAC device, family, cultural, and system resource considerations. Th