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Charity Rowland1, Melanie Fried-Oken, Sandra A M Steiner
1Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA. rowlandc@ohsu.edu
Abstract:
We describe the ICF-CY for AAC Profile, a tool to integrate information about the multiple factors affecting communication skill development and use in school-aged children with complex communication needs. The Profile uses the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children & Youth Version ( WHO, 2007 ) as its framework. We propose that the ICF-CY for AAC Profile constitutes a code set for AAC users and discuss the iterative process of code-set development. The Profile is one component of a proposed process to guide the development of educational goals for children in Grades kindergarten-12 who currently or potentially rely on AAC.
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