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18th Annual Youth Leadership Forum - Apply Now!

May 19, 2018 NWACS
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The 18th Annual Youth Leadership Forum - applications due June 1, 2018

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In AAC Education Tags community involvement
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Top 3 Strategies to Engage AAC Users

May 14, 2018 NWACS
Top 3 Strategies to Engage AAC Users

Top 3 Strategies to Engage AAC Users

NWACS President Tanna shares her top 3 tips for engaging those challenging emerging communicators.

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In AAC Implementation Tags approach
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Communication For All (BHSM 2018)

May 7, 2018 NWACS
Communication For All ~ Better Hearing & Speech Month 2018

Communication For All ~ Better Hearing & Speech Month 2018

May is Better Hearing & Speech Month.

This year's theme is: COMMUNICATION FOR ALL

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In AAC Education Tags awareness
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Using PowerPoint to Support Language Learning

April 27, 2018 NWACS
Using PowerPoint to Support Language Learning

Using PowerPoint to Support Language Learning

Have you considered making interactive PowerPoint presentations to use with your language learners? NWACS Contributor Tina shares how she was inspired to start using PowerPoint to support language learning in the students she works with.

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In AAC Implementation Tags remote learning, strategy
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Partner Assisted Scanning

April 8, 2018 NWACS
Partner Assisted Scanning

Partner Assisted Scanning

Have you heard of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS)? NWACS Contributor Margaret shares some information about PAS.

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In AAC Assessment Tags access
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Core In The Classroom

March 13, 2018 NWACS
Core In The Classroom

Core In The Classroom

Have you been hearing the term Core Vocabulary lately? At all of the recent Assistive Tech conferences I’ve been to and websites I keep up with it’s been somewhat of a buzz word for the last few years! What exactly is Core? Why is it beneficial? 

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In AAC Implementation Tags strategy
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Recommend a Student with a Disability for the DO-IT Scholars Program

January 29, 2018 NWACS
Recommend a Student with a Disability for the DO-IT Scholars Program

Recommend a Student with a Disability for the DO-IT Scholars Program

DO-IT Scholars: Preparing high school students with disabilities for college, careers, and leadership.  Accepting applications for the upcoming summer.

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In AAC Education Tags community involvement
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AAC Spotlight: Kathy Smith, MSPA, CCC-SLP/L (retired)

January 9, 2018 NWACS
AAC Spotlight: Kathy Smith, MSPA, CCC-SLP/L (retired)

AAC Spotlight: Kathy Smith, MSPA, CCC-SLP/L (retired)

AAC Spotlight is a series of interviews that we hope inspires, connects, and grows our knowledge and community.  

In the Spotlight:  Kathy Smith, MSPA, CCC-SLP/L (retired), NWACS Vice President

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In AAC Education, AAC Spotlight Tags interview
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Let's Talk AAC: "Research supporting AAC devices in children with autism?"

January 7, 2018 NWACS
Let's Talk AAC: "Research supporting AAC devices in children with autism?"

Let's Talk AAC: "Research supporting AAC devices in children with autism?"

Welcome to our first Let's Talk AAC post!  Let's Talk AAC will be a series of questions and topics for discussion that we hope will be another useful resource. NWACS will occasionally post a question or topic along with some related information.  We hope that you will join in the conversation by adding your experiences, resources, related research, etc. in comments so that we can all learn and benefit from each other's knowledge.

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In AAC Best Practices, Let's Talk AAC Tags research
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'Tis the Season for Giving

November 28, 2017 NWACS
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Thank you for helping us make a difference in our AAC community!

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