Date of Award
5-3-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Sociology, MA
First Advisor
Monika Myers
Committee Members
Gretchen Hill; Veena Kulkarni
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the phenomenological experience of using an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) device. Using qualitative methodology, I interviewed non-verbal users on how they feel about using these machine as their voice. The average interview length was 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Seven factors that non-verbal people spoke about emerged from this study which are: expenses, the positive feeling of using an AAC communication device, the quality of their communication using an AAC communication device, the stress when using an AAC device in public, how people look at the machine in public, medical issues, and the time lag. I analyzed these factors and made suggestions for future research in this field of study.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Campos, Tiffany Leigh, "Giving Voice to Those Who Use a Machine to Speak: A Phenomenological Study of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices" (2013). Student Theses and Dissertations. 790.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/790
