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ACES 2020: 30 Years of Communication and Community

TechOWL is excited to announce the dates for ACES 2020! Join us July 25-August 7, 2020 to create, connect, and celebrate! ACES, Augmentative Communication Empowerment Supports, is a 2-week intensive training program and on-campus experience at Temple University for young adults…

Different size shoes and the message to Speak my language, use my AAC.

AAC Posters

I love October. AAC Awareness Month is a chance to shine a light on this topic that we care so deeply about. I enjoy getting to see all the wonderful posters, gifs, and memes. They help to remind us of…

AAC Awareness and Free Speech for All

October is AAC Awareness Month, and a great time to acknowledge developments in the world of augmentative and alternative communication. This year has brought head tracking to some apps on the iPad Pro, and the ability to make phone calls from…

"I have something to say" on the Proloquo2Go AAC app.

Making Phone Calls with Proloquo2Go

We got some exciting news from the folks at Assistiveware this week. The latest update to Proloquo2Go includes support for Dark Mode, the use of Split Screen, and……drum roll……making phone calls! People will be able to make a call and…

Image of an AAC device with words overlaid for Vote in many languages.

Vote Like Your Life Depends On It

We live in a participatory democracy. Whatever your political beliefs, our society is best served when everyone takes part in the electoral process. And I mean everyone! People with disabilities are often disenfranchised; from inaccessible polling places, to lack of…

Image of a mountain road with an AAC poem

Not Just a Month….

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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…

Image of a very weird statue and some quotes from an AAC user.

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…

Image of a poster advocating for all communication modalities

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…

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…

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ACES 2020: 30 Years of Communication and Community

AAC Posters

AAC Awareness and Free Speech for All

Making Phone Calls with Proloquo2Go

Vote Like Your Life Depends On It

Not Just a Month….

TechOWLPa.org is live!

All The Words

AAC Awareness Month is here!

ACES Takeaways

Introduction

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