April 23, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
How can professionals support families of young children with complex communication needs? Today, we address this topic through a presentation, hosted by Leadership INClusion in the Early Years. Offered by special educator and AAC specialist Melanie Boyle, this video provides practical information on this subject. Communication boards and other resources discussed in this presentation can be found here. Many thanks to Melanie and LINC for this helpful content. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jWeU_75RtU&ab_channel=LeadershipforINClusionintheEarlyYears%28LINC%29
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April 16, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
How can school-based programs work efficiently and effectively without using a one-size-fits-all approach? Today, we learn about the approach used by teams supported by SLP Melissa Taylor-Bowen and AT specialist Claire Cunningham from the Douglas Education Service District. This session was part of the ECHO Voices series hosted by the Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP). We are grateful to the presenters and the fine team at OTAP for this helpful presentation. Extensive handout materials were provided for this session and can be accessed here. Direct link to video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS72nlKxsCg&ab_channel=OTAP-RSOI
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April 9, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
Learning from people who use AAC, whether on a full or part time basis, is important for professionals and others. Today, we turn to DreamDrop System for their explanation of AAC tools. Many thanks to DreamDrop’s Autistic System for this helpful video. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q51Je9-9u3o&ab_channel=dreamdropsystem
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April 2, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
How can we best support individuals whose physical disabilities make accessing AAC tools a complex endeavor? Join us as we learn from SLPs Hayley Dayel and Lindsay Cheng of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Many thanks to the presenters and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health for this helpful information. Direct link to video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBlBQvAmAI&ab_channel=StanfordMedicineChildren%27sHealth
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March 25, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
Happy Tuesday, AAC friends! Once a week, we invite you to share your own AAC-related content, product news, or anything else that you’d like others in the AAC community to know about. It may be a recent post you’ve written, a slide deck from your AAC presentation, a handout, video, or meme that you’ve posted online, an AAC product you’ve created, an announcement for an AAC course or conference, or any other prAACtical content you developed and want to share with the AAC community. . To post your own link, scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post and complete the form. Enter the URL and the name/title in the boxes provided below. If you are on a mobile device, click over to the full website version to do this. . The AAC Link Up is moderated to keep us from being spammed, so it may take... [Read More...]
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March 19, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
Several years ago, we shared a video about the Unspoken Voices Project. Today, we’re thrilled to feature Katherine Broomfield who discusses that work and shares research on supporting greater participation in life experiences by people who communicate with AAC. Sponsored by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), this presentation is followed by others on a variety of AAC topics. Enjoy an excellent selection of AAC research and clinical updates in this featured video. Many thanks to the RCSLT and the presenters for sharing this information. Direct link to video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp-wNv_wSqU&ab_channel=RCSLTOfficial
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March 12, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
How can we support children who are learning to communicate through AAC and help them build a robust repertoire of skills? In today’s featured video, Kayla McAllister from Gowrie South Australia Inclusion Agency explores this topic. Many thanks to the presenter and Gowrie SA Inclusion Agency for this presentation. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0inIjp6-w&ab_channel=GowrieSAInclusionAgency
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March 5, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
What is the role of core and fringe vocabulary for beginning communicators? In today’s featured video, we learn about this topic from Bethany Frick Semmler. We are grateful to Bethany for this information and to USSAAC and ISAAC for hosting this webinar. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Z2ZJr4j1w&ab_channel=InternationalSocietyforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication%28ISAAC%29
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February 26, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
Join us as we learn ways that artificial intelligence and robots can support interaction from researchers Paulina Finak, Vera Ralin, and Rafael Santana at Queen’s University. Many thanks to the presenters, to ISAAC Canada, and to ISAAC for sharing this information. Direct link to video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTJ9D9AIRaU&ab_channel=InternationalSocietyforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication%28ISAAC%29
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February 19, 2025
by Carole Zangari -
Join us as we learn from Dr. Kathy Howery, president of ISAAC Canada, as she shares information about phenomenological research and the lived experience of AAC users and addresses the question “What is it really like for a person to speak or to be expected to speak using a speech-generating device?” Our gratitude to Dr. Howery and ISAAC Canada for sharing this presentation. Direct link to video –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz3IsaHJxBo&ab_channel=InternationalSocietyforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication%28ISAAC%29
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