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Partner Assisted Scanning: 'Yes' and 'No'
Being able to communicate a yes/no response is critical to the success of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS). NWACS Contributor Margaret explains why and shares some ideas on how to elicit yes/no.
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The 18th Annual Youth Leadership Forum - applications due June 1, 2018
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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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Communication For All ~ Better Hearing & Speech Month 2018
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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Partner Assisted Scanning
Have you heard of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS)? NWACS Contributor Margaret shares some information about PAS.
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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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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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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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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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