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AAC Awareness Month 2024

September 23, 2024 NWACS

AAC Awareness Month October 2024: Vibes of AAC: Check it Out!

Join NWACS as we kick off AAC Awareness Month 2024!

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AAC and Transition Planning: It Starts Earlier Than You Think

May 8, 2023 NWACS

Join NWACS board member, Cassandra, to talk about AAC transition planning throughout the lifespan.

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In AAC Across the Lifespan Tags collaboration, awareness, family, basics, school, transition, AAC families
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AAC Starts With Mindset

February 13, 2023 NWACS

NWACS board member, Cassandra, shares helpful mindsets for supporting AAC.

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In Awareness, AAC Across the Lifespan Tags mindset, AAC, awareness
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2022 in Review - The Communication Bill of Rights

December 27, 2022 NWACS

Join us to wrap up the year with a review of the Communication Bill of Rights.

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In AAC Implementation Tags advocacy, basics, resource, awareness, AAC Rights
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AAC and Neurodiversity

December 1, 2022 NWACS

NWACS board member, Molly discusses neurodiversity-affirming practices.

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In Awareness Tags neurodiversity, AAC, Autonomy, awareness
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Let's Talk AAC: The Right to be Addressed Directly and Not be Spoken for or Talked about in the Third Person (Communication Right #14)

November 23, 2022 NWACS

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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In Let's Talk AAC, AAC Implementation Tags advocacy, resource, basics, awareness, AAC Rights
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Let's Talk AAC: The Right to be Treated with Dignity and Addressed with Respect and Courtesy (Communication Right #13)

November 14, 2022 NWACS

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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Let's Talk AAC: The Right To Access Environments and Interactions as Full Communication Partners (Communication Right #12)

October 25, 2022 NWACS
Let'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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In Let's Talk AAC, AAC Implementation Tags advocacy, resource, basics, awareness, AAC Rights
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AAC Awareness Month 2022

September 27, 2022 NWACS
AAC Awareness Month 2022: Show Your Voice

October is AAC Awareness Month. Join AAC users and AAC advocates around the world in spreading information, advocating, and becoming active in improving access to communication for all! This year’s theme is Show your voice.

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Let's Talk AAC: The Right To Have Access to Functioning AAC and Other AT Services and Devices At All Times (Communication Right #11)

September 14, 2022 NWACS
Let's Talk AAC: The Right To Have Access to Functioning AAC/AT Services and Devices (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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In Let's Talk AAC, AAC Implementation Tags advocacy, resource, basics, awareness, AAC Rights
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