AAC Community Blog
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AAC Community is a resource for and about people who communicate without speaking. We all have a human right to communicate. We don't lose that right if we have a disability. People with a disability may have complex communication needs. There are many disabilities that may affect a person's ability to communicate.
AAC Community Blog
2M ago
Access the recordings from previously completed webinars by the Speech Language Pathologists at TechOWL. Please note we are unable to provide certificates of attendance for participants who view the recorded presentations. Click here to view the AAC Awareness Month Webinar ..read more
AAC Community Blog
4M ago
October is AAC Awareness month! Thank you to Lauren Enders for creating this graphic that outlines the AAC apps that are on sale this month ..read more
AAC Community Blog
4M ago
TechOWL, a program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, will present a webinar “lunch and learn” series during AAC Awareness Month. Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) from the Institute will help participants enhance their AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication ..read more
AAC Community Blog
9M ago
May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. TechOWL Speech Language Pathologists are hosting a free virtual webinar series “Night Owl AAC Sessions,” during National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. Registration is free but is required for each webinar. Act 48 Credits are available! Zoom captioning ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
Many companies provide ASHA Continuing Education Units (CEUs) free of charge for Speech-Language Pathologists looking to minimize the cost of continuing education. Below is a list of free ASHA-credited CEUs which can be submitted to ASHA and will show ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
Part II: New Positions When planning activities for children with disabilities, we have to be creative to ensure that fun activities remain accessible to them. This could mean trying different positions for different activities. Let’s get into it! For children ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
Part I: Making the Playroom More Accessible As an opportunity to engage with others, have fun, and develop mentally, emotionally, and physically, playtime is vital for a child’s growth and well-being. Due to the general design of play spaces, however ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
Congratulations! Your child received their dedicated AAC system and a new journey to communication is now underway. As with any other system of language (e.g. speaking/signing/writing etc.), when beginning to teach a child how to use an AAC system, it ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
Congratulations! Your child received their dedicated AAC system and a new journey to communication is now underway. As with any other system of language (e.g. speaking/signing/writing etc.), when beginning to teach a child how to use an AAC system, it ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
“Help! My child’s speech-language pathologist is recommending that we try AAC but I’m not too sure about that…” We get it- AAC is daunting! As a form of communication, AAC is drastically different from how most parents expect their children ..read more