Pixie shares their experiences and thoughts on learning literacy skills as an AAC user.
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Read moreAAC, Literacy, and Me
AAC, Literacy, and Me
The Loneliness of Not Being Able to Communicate
The Loneliness of Not Being Able to Communicate
We welcome Esther Klang to the NWACS blog. She shares about the loneliness she experienced when she woke up from surgery with a communication disability. With no access to or education about AAC.
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Read more2022 in Review - The Communication Bill of Rights
Join us to wrap up the year with a review of the Communication Bill of Rights.
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Read moreLet's Talk AAC: The Right to Have Clear, Meaningful, and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Communications (Communication Right #15)
Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we talk about the right to have culturally and linguistically appropriate communication (right #15).
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Read moreLet's Talk AAC: The Right to be Addressed Directly and Not be Spoken for or Talked about in the Third Person (Communication Right #14)
Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we talk about the right to be addressed directly and not be spoken for or talked about (right #14).
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Read moreLet's Talk AAC: The Right to be Treated with Dignity and Addressed with Respect and Courtesy (Communication Right #13)
Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we talk about the right to be treated with dignity and respect and having the ability to say ANYTHING (right #13).
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Read moreLet's Talk AAC: The Right To Access Environments and Interactions as Full Communication Partners (Communication Right #12)
Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we talk about the right to be full communication partners in the activities and environments that are important to the AAC user (communication right #12).
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Read moreAAC Implementation in Acute Care
NWACS contributor Caitlin, a speech/language pathologist and brain injury specialist, shares AAC implementation ideas for the acute care setting!
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Read moreLet's Talk AAC: The Right To Have Access to Functioning AAC and Other AT Services and Devices At All Times (Communication Right #11)
Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we talk about the right to have access to functioning AAC and other AT services and devices at all times (communication right #11).
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Read moreLet's Talk AAC: The Right To Have Communication Acts Acknowledged and Responded To, Even When the Desired Outcome Cannot Be Realized (Communication Right #10)
Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we talk about the right to have communication acts acknowledged and responded to, even if the answer is no (communication right #10).
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