January 22, 2020
by Carole Zangari -
One of the most valuable things that AAC interventionists can do is to gain the perspective of people who use AAC on a day-to-day basis. In today’s featured video, AAC user Hannah Foley shares her experiences and perspectives on learning to use AAC. Enjoy! Many thanks to Hannah and PRC-Saltillo for this insightful video. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo-F8KVxAUY
Filed under: Video of the Week
Tagged With: AAC Acceptance, first person account, PRC-Saltillo
May 9, 2019
by Carole Zangari -
We are pleased to welcome Beth Waite-Lafever, an SLP with over 30 years of AAC experience, back to these pages. She has worked in outpatient rehab, private practice, and public school and has the RESNA ATP credential and LAMP certification from The Center for AAC and Autism. Beth has given many presentations at the state, national and international levels on AAC and related topics. In her private practice, she has provides evaluations, therapy, and training. Beth is the proud co-creator of The Indiana AAC Summit. Currently, she provides monthly online training for PRC as a contracted employee and is an SLP and AT Coach for MSD Martinsville, a public school system in Martinsville, Indiana. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: How We Do It: Increasing AAC Acceptance and Making Better Communication Partners In Our School Each May when I see the Better Hearing and Speech campaign gear up, I wonder what more I can do... [Read More...]
Filed under: Featured Posts, PrAACtical Thinking
Tagged With: AAC Acceptance, Better Hearing and Speech Month, BHSM, classroom, partner training, school
October 13, 2012
by Robin Parker -
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference”- Winston Churchill October’s Strategy of the Month focuses on Acceptance of AAC. There is always a path to acceptance of new ideas, new situations, or even new science. Even though AAC strategies and concepts are by no means new, they are often different from the ‘norm’ (whatever that is). We know that the path to acceptance is often filled with obstacles. In AAC, The Participation Model (Beukelman & Mirenda, 1988) delineates two main barriers to successful implementation. There are opportunity and access barriers. Opportunity barriers to participation are those imposed by people in the environment of the AAC user, while access barriers are present based on issues related to the individual who uses AAC. It seems that in the last several school and community visits, we have noticed a high degree of opportunity barriers which relate to attitude. The attitude... [Read More...]
Filed under: Strategy of the Month
Tagged With: AAC Acceptance, AAC Awareness, myths