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TechOWLPa.org is live!
Do you live in Pennsylvania and need technology to help you lead your life? The Assistive Technology programs at the Institute on Disabilities have a new website. It is now easier to find out about all the services, including the…
All The Words
This AAC Awareness Month, I have been thinking a lot about what it means to have inclusion in the field of augmentative and alternative communication. It is near impossible to reach the goal of inclusion if we don’t presume the…
AAC Awareness Month is here!
October 2018 October is upon us and it is time to celebrate AAC Awareness Month. It is a great time to recognize, and honor, all the ways in which we, as humans, communicate. I have just returned from the Closing…
Emergency Preparation for AAC
June 2020 This post was last updated a year ago. It is now hurricane season again, but so much more has happened in the year 2020. We’ve seen normal life overturned by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mass protests are taking…
ACES Takeaways
It has been a blink of an eye. Our participants have gone back home, and it is hard to describe how much I already miss these people. I am sad that more opportunities like ACES don’t exist in their…
Some Wise Words.
Children
Using both AAC and Spoken Words.
AAC is not simply for those who cannot speak. That’s why it’s called Augmentative and Alternative Communication. On Twitter, I have encountered several autistic adults who speak and use AAC. They have a lot to say and I am learning…
Adults with ID and the Importance of Everyday Choices
Routines are great. Until they’re not. Many of us rely on routines. They help reduce anxiety and make our days predictable. Everyone needs some measure of predictability. The problem comes when predictability prevents possibility. We all deserve the opportunity to…
Choices and Voices
Self determination matters. Click on the link below to access the PDF of the poster. Choices and Voices Poster