The student should have access to their communication system even while engaging in academic or leisure activities.
Supporting Research
Dattilo, J., Estrella, G., Estrella, L. J., Light, J., McNaughton, D., Seabury, M. (2008). “ I have chosen to live life abundantly”: Perceptions of leisure by adults who use augmentative and alternative communication. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 24, 16–28.
Light, J., & McNaughton, D. (2012a). The changing face of augmentative and alternative communication: Past, present and future challenges. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 28, 197–204.
Murphy, J., Markova, I., Collins, S., & Moodie, E. (1996). AAC systems: Obstacles to effective use. European Journal of Disorders of Communication, 31, 31–44.
Tönsing, K. (2016). Supporting the production of graphic symbol combinations by children with limited speech: A comparison of two AAC systems. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 28, 5-29.