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
3d 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
2M 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
3M 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
3M 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
3M 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
3M 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
3M 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
AAC Community Blog
7M ago
A great thing about core vocabulary: High-frequency words don’t change with the season. Fall is here and it is getting colder outside. Beach days are done, and we can look forward to pumpkins and apple cider. Many of us are starting ..read more
AAC Community Blog
7M ago
Hey Bestie! Language is constantly changing. New words are added to official dictionaries every year. And many of these words are considered slang. A quick internet search will show that words like “bae” and “yolo” have been added to many ..read more
AAC Community Blog
1y ago
July 16 – July 28, 2023 After too long, we are excited to announce that ACES will be in person at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA ..read more