Tag: AAC app
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I Have an AAC App, Now What?
I love this time of year! The first week of April is the Christmas* of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). With all of the autism acceptance and awareness sales, people with complex communication needs (CCN) are receiving the greatest gift…language. Giving someone an AAC app doesn’t mean they’re going to be able to pick it…
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Deciding on the Speak for Yourself AAC App During the Autism Acceptance Sale
The Speak for Yourself augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app will be 50% off April 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2018! This worldwide sale is in honor of the many individuals on the autism spectrum who benefit from the use of AAC. We are privileged to meet and directly work with many students who use the…
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How We Met in the Year of Bubbles
On the day Renee and I met, I was annoyed that she was there. It wasn’t her fault. She didn’t know. My annoyance had been building for almost two years by the time she walked into my world. Every year around this time, I reflect on the events that led to the creation of the…
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From the Hands of Babes: Celebrating AAC Awareness Month
October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month! We’re excited to celebrate because everyday, we are privileged to see the incredible difference AAC makes in the lives of the people using it and the people who love them. We also have the tremendous opportunity to make changes within the design of the Speak for…
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Expanding AAC Vocabulary: Where Do I Go From Here?
For parents and professionals who support students using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), deciding which words to add can be daunting. After all, there are an infinite number of words, and vocabulary is always growing. We make up new words. We use old words in a different way. This week, a high school student asked…
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You Haven’t Lost Your iPad App
Like many of you, I’ve been paying attention to the devastation in Texas following Hurricane Harvey. In the aftermath, there have been relief efforts to meet the needs of people living in the affected areas. If you lost an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system in the hurricane or if you’d like to help people…
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“I Don’t Want To”: 5 Ways to Encourage Refusal for Students With Complex Communication Needs (CCN)
This is important. It’s important if you know and love any child. But it’s crucial if you know and love a child with complex communication needs (CCN). If you’re looking for a summer goal for your children or students who are using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), this would be a good one. A couple…
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The Results: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Modeling Implementation Intention “Experiment”
Last month, for Better Hearing and Speech Month (#BHSM), we challenged you to participate in an “experiment.” We wanted to know if the body of research that exists for Implementation Intentions would work to increase AAC modeling/aided language input. **If you don’t need the background, skip to the Participants or Results section.** We asked you…
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Looking for Some Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Modeling Motivation?
How many times have you heard that using aided language input is a key strategy to teach the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) learners in your life? If you follow AAC blogs and groups, participate in AAC professional development, or read AAC articles, the answer is probably “a lot.” We ran an AAC modeling implementation…
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Make Room for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Modeling “Experiment”
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) modeling is important. Ask any AAC-knowledgeable speech-language pathologist, teacher, researcher, parent, or AAC app developer. Aided language input is common ground in the field of AAC, regardless of the language system you’re using. So if you support someone who uses AAC, this “experiment” applies to you. If you use AAC, the aided…