TITLE: 		AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND EMPLOYMENT:
		THE YEAR 2010
AUTHORS:		Patrick Demasco and Peter Vanderheyden
COMMENTS:	From Proceedings of the Second Annual Pittsburgh
		Employment Conference for Augmented Communicators

ABSTRACT:
This paper will consider Augmentative and Alterntaive Communication
(AAC) technology from the perspective of employment. It attempts to
look into the future and anticipate how the workplace will change in
the next 15 years. It will consider how AAC technology might fit into
the future office environemnts in two scenarios. The first scenario
considers a receptionist position that would require a high school
education. The second scenario considers a software project leader
that would be appropriate for a college educated individual. Finally,
this paper will briefly review current research at Applied Science and
Engineering Laboratories that we hope will help in attaining the
important goal of competitive employment for individuals who use AAC
technology.