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Books Featuring AAC: Eyes to the Wind

May 19, 2025 NWACS
Eyes to the Wind

Books Featuring AAC: Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance

A quick overview of a book featuring AAC. Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance is a memoir. The author was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and gradually lost his ability to speak.

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Books Featuring AAC: The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

May 13, 2025 NWACS

Books Featuring AAC: The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

A quick overview of a book featuring AAC. The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family is a middle grade novel. One of the main characters is an AAC user.

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Books Featuring AAC: The Things We Cannot Say

April 7, 2025 NWACS

Books Featuring AAC: The Things We Cannot Say

A quick overview of a book featuring AAC. The Things We Cannot Say is a historical fiction novel. The main character’s son and grandmother are AAC users.

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Books Featuring AAC: My Brother Otto (books 1 and 2)

April 1, 2025 NWACS

Books Featuring AAC: My Brother Otto (books 1 and 2)

A quick overview of two books (in a series) featuring AAC. My Brother Otto and My Brother Otto and the Birthday Party are children’s picture books. One of the main characters is an AAC user.

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Books Featuring AAC: Dancing with Daddy

March 1, 2025 NWACS

Books Featuring AAC: Dancing with Daddy

A quick overview of a book featuring AAC. Dancing with Daddy is a picture book. The main character is an AAC user.

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Books Featuring AAC: A Day With No Words

February 3, 2025 NWACS

Books Featuring AAC: A Day With No Words

A quick overview of a book featuring AAC. A Day With No Words is a picture book. The main character is an AAC user.

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Books Featuring AAC: Out of My Heart

January 22, 2025 NWACS

Books Featuring AAC: Out of My Heart

A quick overview of a book featuring AAC. Out of My Heart is a middle-grade book. The main character is an AAC user.

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Book Review: Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally

May 14, 2024 NWACS

Book Review: Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally

NWACS board member Kelly shares her thoughts about the book Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally by Emily Ladau (2021)

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Book Review: Inclusive Learning 365: Edtech Strategies for Every Day of the Year

March 27, 2022 NWACS

Book Review: Inclusive Learning 365: Edtech Strategies for Every Day of the Year by Christopher Bugaj, Karen Jankowski, Mike Marotta, and Beth Poss

NWACS Board Member Kelly shares her thoughts about the book Inclusive Learning 365: Edtech Strategies for Every Day of the Year by Christopher Bugaj, Karen Jankowski, Mike Marotta, and Beth Poss (2021)

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Book Review: Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences, Third Edition

January 24, 2020 NWACS
Book Review: Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences, Third Edition by Joan L. Green (2018)

Book Review: Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences, Third Edition by Joan L. Green (2018)

NWACS Board Member Casey shares her thoughts on the book Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences, Third Edition by Joan L. Green (2018)

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