Alyssa is a doctoral student in neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island. Follow them @yes_thattoo or check out their personal blog. This post is part of a (somewhat loose) series about being ...
A Penn State alumna turned faculty member is working to help improve communication solutions for children with a brain-based ...
At 15, when a neurological condition took Tobias Weinberg's ability to speak, aspects of his personality became more ...
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses a range of strategies and technologies designed to support individuals with complex communication needs. These systems enable users to ...
Most individuals take their ability to convey their thoughts and feelings for granted, never thinking twice about how easy it is to share stories with a friend, discuss concerns with a doctor or ...
Bronwyn Hemsley receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, and the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) in the form of ...
Speech is heard but if one cannot respond with speech themselves, are there other ways? These alternative means of communication are called Augmentative Alternative Communication or AAC tools. sign ...
Increasing disabled people’s ability to communicate with others is probably the most vital—and exciting—sector in accessibility today. Hold your smartphone and consider how you interact with it: ...
The present study evaluated the effects of online training on educators' knowledge and use of system of least prompts (SLP) to support the communication of individuals with autism who use augmentative ...
Sometimes, simple things can make a world of difference. Take for example a non-verbal person who can’t necessarily control a touch screen in order to tell someone else what they need or want or think ...
A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...
On September 15, Korea Zinc announced that executives and employees from the company and its affiliates participated in a volunteer activity to produce the "AAC Communication Board," a rehabilitation ...