The INTRODUCTION says it all.
" The Reading Activities Program for Older Students (R.A.P.S.) project was initiated by a group of special education professionals at Southwest Human Development in Phoenix, Arizona. The project was a result of the excitement generated by group members who used the symbolized stories created by Pati King-DeBaun in her STORYTIME book, combined with other group members who were unable to use the stories with their students, due to issues of age appropriateness. The group consensus was that the exciting series started by Pati should be extended to older students, and a book was born! Group members included special educators, classroom aides, speech-language pathologists, and assistive technology specialists who worked with students having a variety of special needs. Although we were a bit overwhelmed with the task, the group effort provided excellent support and inspiration. In addition, we had the following useful advice from a famous Russian writer:

"The task of setting up an augmentative communication system to address the child's communicative needs is challenging for even the most experienced facilitator."

For therapists, clinicians, and teachers who need to know "how to" provide access to scanning augmentative communication systems.

Starting with intervention before the use of electronic systems which require switches, and using hundreds of quality illustrations, the book progresses to chapters on:

• Positioning the Child of Viable Switch Access
• Determining a Viable Switch Setup
• Constructing the Switch Mount
• Guidelines for Switch Setups Involving Alternate Control Sites

The authors discuss the common commercially-available techniques, how to determine which to use, and how to train the use of these techniques for their ultimate purpose...communication.