Abstract
ABSTRACT Comunication is a cooperative undertaking and the successful use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems is as dependent on the communication partner as it is on the user. This paper presents findings from a two‐year research study, funded by the Scottish Office Home and Health Department, which examined the communication of 93 adolescent and adult AAC users with cerebral palsy (CP) and 186 of their communication partners. This paper focuses on four issues relating to the role of the communication partner: range of communication partners, communication partners' knowledge of AAC systems, training of communication partners, coordination between speech and language therapists and other communication partners.
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