Augmentative & Alternative Communication
ties). Her research focuses on the development and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to support the communicative competence, language development, and literacy skills of children with complex communica-tion needs. Dr. Light has been the principal investigator on more than 20 federally
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