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Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices incorporating dynamic displays have been commercially-available since 1981 for text-based systems, and since 1986 for graphic-based systems. Beginning in about 1990, the advantages of dynamic displays became so overwhelming and so obvious that clinicians began recommending them more frequently and their use increased rapidly. This paper reviews the history of dynamic display AAC devices, describes their advantages and disadvantages with respect to static display systems, and discusses relevant research literature.
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Woltosz, W.S. (1994). Dynamic displays: the changing face of augmentative communication. In: Zagler, W.L., Busby, G., Wagner, R.R. (eds) Computers for Handicapped Persons. ICCHP 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 860. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58476-5_163
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