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We build apps and share best practices to help people communicate with the world using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

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@set_bc Great tip!

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Doug demos how to use 1 or 2 switches with #Pictello in our 4th "In a minute or so" video. More #QuickTips like this at https://t.co/ets7MnUnjK.

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[@Autistic Realms @autisticrealms]

Day 17
Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources

"There's a lot of space between being nonspeaking & being able to consistently meet all of our communication needs using socially expected amounts of speech"

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Join us on Monday, December 9 at 7:00PM EST for an ISAAC-Canada webinar on “Communication Matters: Education for First Responders” presented by Brett Adam, Aynsley Allen, Amy McDougal, Stacey McRuer, and George Whelan.

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@leonwright We will likely offer a 50% discount again in April. Please subscribe to our Newsletter for date announcements: https://t.co/cD8Wn0IPey To explore other options, email our support team at [email protected] ~pam

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Final call! Today is your last chance to get 50% off our AAC apps, which support daily communication for children, teens, and adults. #AACAwarenessMonth

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Out of My Mind is out now on Disney+. This adaptation of the bestselling novel shares Melody's experience and perspective with Assistive Technology. Have you seen it already? What were your favorite moments?

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Our colleagues Alyssa and Lily will be at @ASHAWeb 2024 in Seattle, presenting the Visionary session “Supporting Gestalt Language Processors to Keep Scripting”. Join them to learn about benefits and methods to support communication for Gestalt Language Processors.

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Join our colleagues Rachel and Erin at @ASHAWeb 2024 in Seattle, where they’ll present several different open-source tools and strategies for assessing emergent communication skills. We hope to see you at the convention!

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Pam here. Sitting at home, comfy and sipping my tea while attending #ISAACVibesOfAAC. First sesh, @DanielleNader1 . .

#AACaware24

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What is the biggest barrier to AAC adoption?

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“I #voted to make our voices count... Make all our lives count: #VOTE!!!!!” – CommunicationFIRST Co-Founder and Policy Director Bob Williams

[Image: AAC user Bob Williams happily poses with his mail-in ballot for the presidential election. A graphic of four hands holding up “VOTE” signs overlaps with Bob’s photo, as does the star section of an American flag.]

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Provide robust, comprehensive AAC as soon as you identify a communication need. If you think a skill is key to using AAC, find fun ways to teach it using AAC. #AAC #nonspeaking #AssistiveTech #SLP

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FACT: AAC supports speech development #AAC #nonspeaking #AssistiveTech #SLP

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A celebratory 🧵 for #CommunicationFIRST’s 5th birthday fundraiser! https://t.co/yKRW9PeC07

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It's #AACAwarenessMonth.
Our award-winning #AAC apps are 50% off today through October 16th.

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Last week, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), delivered our 2024 Report: "Advancing Independence and Community Integration Through High-Quality Home and Community Based Services.”

Read more: https://t.co/HJ6pZijIP0

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Congratulations to Alice Wong who has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow!

Photo credit: © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation–used with permission.

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#ForestHaven is one of the worst US cases of #InstitutionalAbuse. #Survivors Ricardo & Donna Thornton chat with Bob Williams during our upcoming Oct. 15 webinar, which will also screen our 3rd #SeeUsHearUs film. Register here: https://t.co/HmJz3eC17x.

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AAC myths are misleading and harmful. Which of these five myths do you think causes the most harm? https://t.co/MUO34lNn5i
#AAC #SLP #Nonspeaking