Additional resources related to alternative and augmentative communication can be found at the following links.

The Communication Matters website provides a series of informative introductory pamphlets and powerpoint presentations that are free to download and focus on:
•    Accessing Communication Aids and Computers (PDF)
•    Communicating with Patients who have Speech/Language Difficulties (PDF)
•    First Steps (PDF)
•    Let your Hands do the Talking (PDF)
•    Speaking with Someone who uses AAC (PDF)
•    Using Symbols for Communication (PDF)
•    What can I say? (PDF)
•    What is AAC? (PDF)

The link is: http://www.communicationmatters.org.uk/Publications/Focus_On/focus_on.html

The AAC - RERC website also provides valuable information and resources that focus on:
•    Visual Scene Resources
•    AAC RERC Partner Organizations
•    AAC User's Information
•    AT Organizations
•    Government and Regulatory Information
•    Research Programs
•    Web Accessibility
•    Download ALS Clinical Pathways
•    AACTechConnect
•    AAC-RERC 1998-2003 archived website.

The information can be found at:
http://www.aac-rerc.com/ and

http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/index-46053.php.html and

http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/index_Kennedy.html

The US Society for AAC (USSACC) website contains an informative article by Pam Kennedy that focuses on the AAC and All That Jazz conference supported by the Central Coast Childrens Foundation.  It can be located in the Summer 2008 edition of Speak Up, which can be found at:

http://www.ussaac.org/speakup.html