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AAC Link Up – September 27
Happy Tuesday, AAC friends! Once a week we invite you to share your own AAC-related content, product news, or anything... [Read More...]
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Gearing Up for AAC App Sales with Lauren Gonzales
It’s almost that time of year, AAC friends. With AAC Awareness Month right around the corner, AAC and AT Specialist,... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 39: September 2022
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some suggestions for your AAC reading list. Monday – Overlooked AAC, Part 5 Tuesday... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: Supporting AAC Teams
If you’re in a role that requires you to provide support to a team and strengthen their AAC practices, today’s... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Strengthening Our Interactive Reading Practices with AAC Users
If you’ve been using interactive reading in your AAC work, you’ll find lots to love about today’s featured video. Originally... [Read More...]
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Overlooked AAC, Part 5
Whether they are therapists, educators, or come from some other background, AAC practitioners tend to be overworked and under-resourced. The... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 38: September 2022
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts from our prAACtical week. Monday – Personalizing AAC Activities Tuesday – AAC... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: AAC Therapy Activities
Looking for some different activities to support AAC learning? Today, we reach into the archives to share some old favorites.... [Read More...]
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Personalizing AAC Activities
Like most learners, those with complex communication needs perk up when they see themselves, their family and friends, and their... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 37: September 2022
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some AAC reading that you might appreciate. Monday – PrAACtical Thoughts on Labor Day... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: Supporting Early Communication with AAC
When working with people who are in the early stages of communicative development, there is a lot to think about.... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: AAC with Eddie the Elephant
Eddie the Elephant Has Something to Say is a children’s book about a delightful elephant who happens to use AAC... [Read More...]
Turn Taking
We’re always looking for new ways to represent things visually. Today, we’re sharing an idea from Amy Laurent on helping... [Read More...]
Apps to Learn & Practice Talking About Pain, Illness, & Injury
We were looking over the great hospital resources from Patient Provider Communication Forum, Central Coast Children’s Foundation, Dr. Bronwyn Hemsley, and Widgit Software that Carole wrote... [Read More...]
Communicating in the Hospital
We are so happy to share a link to downloadable resources that come from the collaborative effort of the Patient Provider... [Read More...]
AAC in College
It’s a beautiful Sunday here in South Florida and we are ready to turn our faces to the sun. Nothing... [Read More...]
Not Good Enough
It’s been a depressing week for us. Too many exchanges with SLPs who should know how to ‘do’ this intervention and... [Read More...]
30 Things A Student Can SAY When They Have AAC!
AAC Supports- Don’t Go ANYWHERE Without Them.. Access To AAC & Visual Supports Allows Students to: Let you know what... [Read More...]
Communicating About Communicating
Last week I was talking to a bright, young professional who is starting her second year as a school-based SLP.... [Read More...]
'Just Because I don't Speak, Doesn't Mean I Don't Have Anything To Say'
We have recently been surprised (ok, shocked) by the absence of communication supports in educational settings that are supposed to... [Read More...]
Balance Pans: A Learning Toy that Helps Build Conversation Skills
We’ve been thinking a lot lately about the social skills of some of our AAC friends who are not quite... [Read More...]
Beyond ‘Good’ and ‘Nothing’
“How was school?” (Good) “What did you do?” (Nothing) This scenario plays out in many cars and kitchens in... [Read More...]