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Notes from AAC Learning Network: Spelling as a Means of Communication, Part 1

October 25, 2024 NWACS

Notes from AAC Learning Network: Spelling as a Means of Communication, Part 1

Marci, Jo, and Cass share some summarizing statements from the October 2024 AAC Learning Network event. They review some of the themes presented.

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In AAC Education Tags AAC and Literacy, AAC collaboration
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AAC and Literacy in a High School: How We Did It

July 12, 2024 NWACS

AAC and Literacy in a High School: How We Did It

Margaret shares how she has been working to implement literacy instruction at a high school.

[reading time: 4 minutes]

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In AAC Implementation Tags AAC and Literacy, AAC collaboration, AAC stories, collaboration, school, Team Collaboration
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On Word Choice and Respecting Different Opinions

October 30, 2023 NWACS

An AAC user and Casey discuss leaving room for respect when we have differing opinions on the words we use to talk about disability and self-identity.

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In Language, Awareness Tags AAC users, AAC community, AAC collaboration, AAC stories, AAC advocacy
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AAC Device Abandonment Part 1: The AAC/AT Specialist’s Role

September 1, 2023 NWACS

Join Jennalyn Burke in part-one of a two-part post as she talks about AAC device abandonment and the AAC/AT specialist’s role in combating it.

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In Let's Talk AAC Tags AAC collaboration, AAC professionals, AAC abandonment
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AAC and Team Collaboration

June 27, 2023 NWACS

Join guest blogger, John Kim, and NWACS board member, Sarah Lee as they discuss team collaboration for AAC support.

Reading time: 4 minutes

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In AAC Best Practices, Let's Talk AAC Tags AAC collaboration, multi-cultural practices, AAC users, AAC families
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