We love to share insights from AAC professionals who work regularly with students and what greater topic to tackle than modeling. The Independent Living Centre WA teaches, "We can best support students using augmentative and alternative communication by creating a learning environment where they are immersed in the use of...
We could hardly wait to tell you, but now it's time. The dates for AAC in the Cloud 2018 have been set! Jot it down on your calendar, set a reminder in your phone, put Post-it notes on your mirror, but whatever you do don't miss it!!! What is AAC...
There can be big advantages to working in a group. Think about communication, teamwork, content reinforcement, pooled knowledge and experience, individual accountability, and increased number of perspectives to get a good idea of how groups support each individual learner. Assembing AAC communicators into a team or group can be a...
When you work in a school district or group that uses augmentative communication there is a lot to keep track of. Managing a group of SLPs, communicators, and teachers can feel daunting when you aren't the person sitting face-to-face with AAC users every week but you're still expected to know...
Communication is often a one-on-one endeavor -- one person connecting with another to engage, teach, understand, and grow. That is EXACTLY the aim of AAC. But when there are multiple (maybe dozens, maybe hundreds) of AAC communicators in a district, school, or group there MUST be a way to understand...
Managing a group of students takes work. When you add one more complex feature to the mix -- like communication using AAC -- it can kick the work needed to stay on top of things up another notch (or maybe several notches). So when there is a solution to make...
For too long, AAC has been stuck -- the same apps offering the same features with little more than sluggish forward progress. But times have changed. A quick glance back through 2017 shows a string of forward-thinking advances that have made CoughDrop one of the most team-centric, substantial AAC options...