When we talk about augmentative communication we often focus on an AAC user and how they can express themselves. But communication is a two way street. While it's important for an AAC communicator to be able to speak, it is also important for the rest of us to engage in...
October is AAC Awareness Month -- a month to celebrate communication that happens even beyond the vocal chords (although we're HUGE fans of vocal chords). When speaking aloud is a struggle, AAC can step in to make communication happen. We love helping people be heard every single day. So, to...
September can get WILD! So, we've put together some AAC focused resources that just might make your back-to-school adventure a little bit easier (and a bit more communicative). AAC Word Dice Roll dice and find the word on the corresponding speech board, build a sentence using the different parts of...
The days of relaxed summer fun are waning, and with school on the horizon no one really wants to read an in-depth, intellectual, informative blog post. So today we're taking a lighter approach. We decided to share some of our favorite quotes relating to all aspects of AAC. These are...
Core vocabulary is amazing!! (I guess we could stop right there, but that wouldn't be much of a post.) Building language around the most commonly used words so you can communicate about ANY topic using those words is a GREAT way to go and it's a proven, research-based practice as...