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Stories of Ourselves: I DARE to Build/Expand Communication and Literacy Skills
We all use stories to share our personal identity, culture, and create a sense of belonging and closeness. Personal photos and personalized multi-media presentations are contexts that enable students to comment, describe, and label in addition to ask questions and engage in...
Honoring EVERYONE's right to communicate
Happy New Year USSAAC members and guests. We're ready to start the new year off right with a thought-provoking article by Patricia Politano about strategies we can use to ensure that EVERYONE can communicate.
Key AAC Issues
Today we are pleased to welcome seven speech-language pathology students from San Jose State University. As part of their Professional Issues course, they conducted a project identifying key issues regarding Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Accessing the World: Any Time and From Anywhere Are Individuals Who Use AAC Still Being Left Behind?
Today we are pleased to welcome guest blogger, Diane Nelson Bryen, to share her perspective on expanding communication for individuals using AAC beyond face-to-face interactions.
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Introduction
Do you remember when people with complex communication...
Using the Communication Matrix Creatively
Happy Thanksgiving USSAAC members and guests. Today we are thankful for today’s guest author, Karen Natoci, who shares her ideas about using the Communication Matrix creatively to guide communication partners in promoting progress.
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The Communication Matrix...
Get With The Program(ming)!
AAC Awareness Month has ended but SpeakUP will still continue providing thought-provoking posts. We are excited to share today’s innovative guest post by Chris Bugaj. Computer programming is becoming part of the curriculum in many states but how does this apply to those...
Our Journey Toward Effective AAC Implementation Using a Job Embedded Learning Model
Today we are pleased to welcome the Oakland Schools AAC Team to share their expertise around providing instruction to classroom staff to help staff integrate AAC throughout the school day.
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We are a team of four full-time AAC consultants at Oakland Schools...
AAC and English as a Second Language Learners: Part II
Today we are pleased to welcome back Vicki Clarke for Part II of a her series on AAC in English as a Second Language learners (ESL).
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In Part I, the challenges bilingual families and people who use AAC were discussed along with the research on this subject....
AAC and English as a Second Language (ESL)
A bilingual child is using his speech generating device to comment on the book he is reading during therapy.
Labor Day weekend is over, schools are back in session, and SpeakUP is back – with a new look. Today we are excited to welcome a guest post from Vicki Clarke about AAC in English as a second language (ESL) learners.
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Over the past 5 years, I have been working...
The Other AAC Frontier
Today we are pleased to welcome Brian Whitmer to share his expertise regarding message banking.
