ISAAC

The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication supports the best possible communication for people who use AAC

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The Call for Papers deadline is June 19, 2026!

Submit your abstract at: https://t.co/27Cen56YFK

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We are pleased to announce the ISAAC Virtual Conference 2026 taking place on November 10-11, 2026! 🚀✨

This year’s conference theme, “AAC in Everyday Life: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond,” will explore practical and forward-looking approaches to advancing the field of AAC.

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Register for both ATAAC 2026 and the ISAAC Forum in Zagreb, Croatia with a combined ticket!

Learn more at: https://t.co/uuwiuXZlAB

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Attend both the ISAAC International Forum AND the Assistive Technology and Communication (ATAAC) Conference in Zagreb, Croatia this October!

ATAAC 2026 introduces a new format with two parallel events within one conference - the ATAAC Professional and the Scientific Conference.

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Want to learn more about advocacy by & for people with speech-related disabilities? Subscribe to our newsletter! A few times each month, get updates on calls to action, programming, & the latest from our colleagues. https://t.co/O22g2Ke1Me

📸: #VisibleAAC photo from DJ Reinhardt

[Image: A person sits in a powerchair with an AAC device in front of them, looking up at a teenager who looks back at them.]

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Father’s Day will be here sooner than you think. Be ready to show the father figures in your life some love. Get them (and the whole family!) CommunicationFIRST gear to help us win the fight for #CommunicationRights and #access: https://t.co/IJVABxQM7B.

[Image 1: A grandfather wearing a CommunicationFIRST shirt bends down on one knee and holds his granddaughter who is a toddler with a CommunicationFIRST button in her hand. The two of them are in a yard with lush trees.

Image 2: A young AAC user sits with his AAC device mounted in front of him, and he happily waves. His smiling dad squats down beside him. The pair wear CommunicationFIRST shirts and pose in front of windows letting in natural light.]

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“Every message already takes attention, motor planning, & time,” says Hari Srinivasan, Neuroscience Ph.D. candidate & #AACUser. “When technology adds corrections & guesswork, it compounds that effort.” He explains how engineered exclusion harms #AACUsers: https://t.co/OEnoMoxXCq.

[Image: Wearing a dark cap and light brown jacket, Hari Srinivasan stands inside stone castle ruins along the coast of Northern Ireland.]

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Our Director of Policy & Legal Advocacy Sam Crane spoke at Healthier Together! Sam, Henry Claypool (Brandeis’s Community Living Policy Center) & Michelle Meade (Univ. of MI Center for Disability Health & Wellness) discussed #HealthCare best practices for people with disabilities.

[Image 1: Sam Crane, Michelle A. Meade & discussion moderator Andrew Jager sit on a stage below a screen that says, “American Hospital Association Healthier Together Conference. Stronger Communities. Better Health Outcomes. May 12 - 14, 2026. Dallas.” An audience sits in front of them, & a sign language interpreter stands to the side of the stage.

Image 2: A slide with a collage of words with small icons representing some of them: “Improving Care Experience For People With Disabilities. Healthier Together Conference welcomes Sam Crane, Michelle A. Meade, & Henry Claypool, with Andrew Jager.” The word collage promotes understanding how to support people with disabilities through supported decision making & centering patients’ needs & experiences.]

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🐣 Don’t miss out on Early Bird Pricing! Learn more and register at: https://t.co/hNaQg4MIj9

#ISAACInternationalForum #AAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #CommunicationTools

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🎉 Registration is NOW OPEN for ISAAC's first in-person ISAAC International Forum! 💬

This two-day pre-conference held in collaboration with ATAAC, will take place October 19–20, just before the ATAAC Conference in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Leading experts in the field of AAC, including John Costello, Kathryn Drager, Karen Erickson, Lori Geist, and Janice Light are confirmed with more speakers and sessions to be added soon! 👀

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Learn more and register at https://t.co/76dfHDhopu

#AAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #CommunicationTools #AACSLP

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Attend both the ISAAC International Forum AND the Assistive Technology and Communication (ATAAC) Conference in Zagreb, Croatia this October!

ATAAC 2026 introduces a new format with two parallel events within one conference - the ATAAC Professional and the Scientific Conference.

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Share your AAC story! ISAAC invites people who use AAC to meet online for informal chats. 

The next PWUAAC Online Chat is on Monday, May 18 at 2PM EDT. This chat will discuss summer activities and ice cream flavours!

Join the chat here: https://t.co/WEk4fv6hpD

#AAC #AugComm

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Submissions for abstracts are now open.
For more information about theme and content areas, guidelines, and dates, visit:
https://t.co/27Cen56YFK

#AAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #CommunicationTools #AACSLP

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We are pleased to announce the ISAAC Virtual Conference 2026 taking place on November 10-11, 2026! 🚀✨

This year’s conference theme, “AAC in Everyday Life: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond,” will explore practical and forward-looking approaches to advancing the field of AAC.

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Learn more and register here: https://t.co/8zeH8pVBF2

#AAC #USSAAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #CommunicationTools

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Join us on May 27 from 7-8PM EDT for the USSAAC webinar “Using Picture Books to Enhance Communication Skills for Students who use AAC” presented by Jane L. Gebers and Betsy Corporale.

Please note: Only the first 150 attendees to log into the webinar will be guaranteed spots.

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Please note: Only the first 150 attendees to log into the webinar will be guaranteed spots. 

Learn more and register here: https://t.co/8zeH8pVBF2

#AAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #CommunicationTools #AACWebinar

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Join us on May 26 at 12:00 pm EDT for a webinar on “Creating Empowering Environments: Safeguarding children, youth, and adults who need AAC from victimization in institutional settings” presented by Dr. Juan Bornman, Dr. Ingeborg Thummel and Dr. Kathy Look Howery.

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CommunicationFIRST Program Associate Ren Koloni shares their experience in graduate school as a multiply #disabled #AACUser. Ren discusses #access for our community and their research on #ableism in medical settings: https://t.co/LD8usCZz3B.

[Image: Headshot of Ren Koloni accompanied by a quote. It says, “We are bursting with curiosity, opinions, thoughts, ideas, and wisdom. We enrich the exchange of knowledge. Without us, the conversation will always be missing something crucial.” Ren’s name and the CommunicationFIRST logo are below their quote.]

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We attended the National Federation of the Blind’s tenBroek Disability Law Symposium. Our Director of Policy & Legal Advocacy Sam Crane presented on #SupportedDecisionMaking alongside #AACUser and SDM advocate Otto Lana, DREDF’s Ayesha Elaine Lewis, and the ACLU’s Britt Belwine.

[Image: At the tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Sam Crane, Ayesha Elaine Lewis, and Britt Belwine stand by fellow presenter Otto Lana who is seated at a conference table with his AAC device in front of him.]