1. REFLECTIONS OF NINE PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THEIR EXPERIENCES OF BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND USING AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION ACROSS THEIR LIFESPAN AT HOME, SCHOOL, VOCATION, AND COMMUNITY Open Access Author: Davis, Rhonda Title: REFLECTIONS OF NINE PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THEIR EXPERIENCES OF BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND USING AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION ACROSS THEIR LIFESPAN AT HOME, SCHOOL, VOCATION, AND COMMUNITY Graduate Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders Keywords: augmentative and alternative communicationAfrican AmericanAAC systemsphenomenologydiscriminationbarrierssupportsrecommendationsschoolhomevocationemploymentcommunity File: Download final_edits_phenomenology_proposal3.pdf Committee Members: Kathryn D R Drager, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJanice Catherine Light, Committee MemberCarol Hammer, Committee MemberKeith B Wilson, Committee Member