The 20th Annual Youth Leadership Forum (for high school students with disabilities) - applications due March 1, 2020
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2020 Youth Leadership Forum
Boundless Washington: Outdoor Leadership Program for Young People with Disabilities
Boundless Washington: Outdoor Leadership Program for Young People with Disabilities
Washington State Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib announced the launch of a new outdoor leadership program for young people with disabilities, Boundless Washington, earlier this month. Applications close February 3rd, 2020!
Read moreBook Review: Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences, Third Edition
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)
Read moreTop 5 AAC-Inspired Resolutions for 2020!
Top 5 AAC-Inspired Resolutions for 2020!
Happy New Year! 🎉 As we step into the new year (and decade), NWACS President Tanna asks us to consider adding some AAC flare to our new year’s resolutions for 2020, and offers five ideas to jumpstart our thinking.
Read moreAACademics: December 2019
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Comparative Effects of High-Tech Visual Scene Displays and Low-Tech Isolated Picture Symbols on Engagement From Students With Multiple Disabilities by Holyfield, Brooks, and Schluterman (2019)
AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.
In this summary, Julia takes a look at research comparing the level of engagement for early communicators between two very different methods of AAC.
Read moreDistrict Core Vocabulary Initiative: How We Did It
District Core Vocabulary Initiative: How We Did It
NWACS Contributor Margaret shares about a core word initiative in her school district.
Read moreNew Discoveries: AAC Agreements Clearinghouse
New Discoveries: AAC Agreements Clearinghouse
New Discoveries: AAC/AT Resources to Explore
Highlighted Resource: AAC Agreements Clearinghouse
Read moreNWACS 2019 Survey
NWACS 2019 Survey
We value your input! Please take the NWACS 2019 Survey!
Read more5 Sources for AAC/AT Webinars
5 Sources for AAC/AT Webinars
NWACS President Tanna shares five free and fee-based webinar resources offering exciting topics in AAC and AT!
Read moreNew Discoveries: AAC Language Lab
New Discoveries: AAC Language Lab
