ACSM s health & fitness journal
1091-5397, Volume 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 14-16
Jung, Alan P.; Nieman, David C.
Abstract Some claims made in the marketing of home exercise equipment are outrageous or at best untrue. This article explains what consumers need to understand to make informed choices of equipment.
Abstract Although technological, clinical, and legislative advances should be opening new worlds of employment opportunities for people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, these advances have not yet led to higher employment rates. (more…)
Abstract Two investigations were completed regarding attitudes toward components of AAC used to tell stories by people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (people with ALS). In Study 1, the attitudes of three groups of listeners (people with ALS, caregivers, and unfamiliar listeners) toward three communication modes (unintelligible natural speech, communication notebook, and synthesized speech) were examined. (more…)
