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AAC Sales for Autism Acceptance Month
Twice a year, AAC and AT specialist Lauren Enders Gonzales works with a variety of AAC vendors to highlight the... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: 20 AACtivities for AAC Instruction and Practice
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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Video of the Week: DIY Magnetic Communication Board
Communication boards come in all sizes and are made from a range of materials. In today’s featured video Carrie Clark... [Read More...]
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Overlooked AAC: Skills Areas That Are Often Neglected
In last year’s series, Overlooked AAC, we explored a number of things that professionals often miss in providing educational and... [Read More...]
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Cultural-Linguistic AAC Intervention: A Framework for Consideration
We are pleased to publish the second post in a series on multilingual AAC support guest authored by BilingüeAAC. BilingüeAAC is... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: The Right to A Voice
Although AAC implementation may look different around the world, the right to communicate is universal. In today’s video, we share... [Read More...]
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AAC Implementation Framework: Step 2, TRAIN
We continue to dive into our AAC Implementation Framework, guest authored by AAC SLP Vicki Clarke. In this post, Vicki... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 11: March 2023
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Enjoy some AAC content from our prAACtical week. Monday – PrAACtical Heroes: Judith Heumann Tuesday –... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – March 7
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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Redefining AAC as a Standard of Care
Only a small percentage of people with complex communication needs get the AAC support they need. Though AAC is becoming... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 9: February 2023
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some posts you might enjoy. Monday – 5 Books for AAC Professionals Tuesday –... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Mindset Shifts that Empower Communication Partners & AAC Users
Experience is a wonderful teacher that inspires us to grow and evolve. In today’s video, we feature AAC and AT... [Read More...]
5 Reasons Why A ‘Speech-Only’ Approach Isn’t Good Enough
I’m trying to learn to see the good in all things, even when it is not immediately apparent. Lucky for... [Read More...]
Magic Moments: AAC Intervention with Apps You Love – Disneyland Explorer
Disney’s free app, Disneyland Explorer, is literally a walk in the park. We love the quality of the graphics, which... [Read More...]
Strategy of the Month: Aided Language Input
Aided language input is one of the first intervention strategies we teach our graduate student clinicians. Not only is it... [Read More...]
On Not Being an Ostrich
Is anyone else totally floored by the stories of good people getting into bad situations that have been in the... [Read More...]
What Gets Lost
Imagine having one key communication strategy and no one knew that it existed. This horrifying experience was documented in the... [Read More...]
5 Sources of AAC Inspiration
inspiration /inspəˈrāSHən/ Noun; The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do somethingcreative. The quality of having been so... [Read More...]
Learning about AAC Strategies in the Community….
How we integrated AAC strategies into a community event… The name of our website is PrAACtical AAC. We continue to... [Read More...]
Because Sometimes You Just Need a Little 'Pick-Me-Up'
Some days, no matter how hard you’ve worked, there seems to more to do. Some days, no matter how great... [Read More...]
Speaking Up- Too Late?
AAC & The Art of the Unconventional Conversation, Carole’s post from Saturday, recounts a young girl who some people might... [Read More...]
AAC & the Art of Unconventional Conversations
There’s an art to having a conversation with someone who has significant communication challenges. One of my favorite experiences with... [Read More...]