February: Jewish Disability Awareness Month

– I just learned that February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month. In honor of that, we wanted to share resources... [Read More...]

Let’s Get PrAACtical

It feels awfully strange being a newbie again. We’re certainly not new to AAC. And we’re not new to talking about... [Read More...]

Sites We Love: Online AAC Assessment Tool

Looking for some well-grounded, yet concrete ideas for assessment of early communicators? Communication Matrix is one of my ‘Go To’... [Read More...]

Moms Who Make the Sun Come Out

Rainy days and movies go together like peanut butter and jelly. We had a dreary afternoon the other day and... [Read More...]

Why a Listening Only Approach is Not Good Enough?

Not only is a Speech Only Approach not good enough, but a Listening Approach is also not good enough… Because... [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...]