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Getting to the CORE of Communication: Part One – Tips for Rolling Out a Core Vocabulary Initiative
Today we are excited to share a post by Kelly Key of District 220 in Barrinton, Illinois. In this first of a two-part post focused on using core vocabulary in the classroom, she shares helpful information about how she successfully incorporated core vocabulary in her school...
Wading into the Murky Waters of Transitioning between Speech Generating Devices: Part One – The Challenges
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month and USSAAC is celebrating in the spirit of the “Communication for All” theme. SpeakUP will be sharing informative guest posts about AAC all month long. Today we are pleased to welcome Kathleen Post from Midwestern University to share Part...
Reaching for the Stars
This picture is from a video model on repair strategies that I acted in during my internship.
Today we are pleased to share a piece by a dynamic college Sophomore, Hannah Foley. In this post, she writes about her own personal AAC journey and how it has shaped her career aspirations.
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Pinpointing your passions and determining what you want to do for...
What I Learned at Gap
Today we welcome Mike Hipple, USSAAC’s director of membership, to share his personal experience from this year’s Closing the Gap conference.
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I went to the 35th annual Closing The Gap (CTG) conference this October. The conference is known for having great...
Implementing AAC in Aphasia
individualized communication book containing pictures
AAC Awareness Month has officially ended, however SpeakUp will continue to share information and resources throughout the year in the spirit of USSAAC’s mission to promote the best possible communication for people with complex communication needs. Today we welcome Andrea...
Red Tape: The Hurdles I Face Trying to Obtain a Speech Generating Device
#AACAwarenessMonth is drawing to a close and the Dogers are in the World Series for the first time since 1988. Today’s guest author, Sarah Morris, is a freelance writer for Major League Baseball Advanced Media where she regularly writes about the Dodgers. In today’s article,...
Developing Prompt Awareness in the AAC Team
Gesture Prompting
Today SpeakUp is pleased to welcome guest author, Rachael Langley. Although prompting can be a useful teaching tool, it needs to be used thoughtfully to prevent prompt-dependency. As Kathleen Post from Midwestern University frequently says, “Compliance is not communication.”...
AAC in the Classroom: One Brother's Inspiration
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In today’s SpeakUp post, Janelle Hite shares the story of her son’s illuminating experience with AAC in the classroom and the powerful impact it had on their #AACFamily.
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Our eleven-year-old boy, Logan, is no stranger to dreaming big things, not only for...
AAC 101
Dr. Chung is pictured giving a speech, entitled “Augmentative and Alternative Communication Support System in America and My Own AAC Experience” in December, 2016. The app showed in the picture was developed by Samsung and she was a consultant.
Welcome USSAAC members and guests to the second week of AAC Awareness Month. In today’s post, Dr. Yoosun Chung, USSAAC’s Vice President of People Who Use AAC, provides us with an overview of what AAC is and who uses it.
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What is AAC?
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