Blogs written by Amanda Hartmann

Overview

2023 Collaboration series Dear SLP Blog header

To my fellow Speech Pathologists - building collaborative relationship in your AAC teams

Senior Speech Pathologist Amanda Hartmann shares her experience working as an SLP with AAC and tips for working with an AAC team. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

6 minute read

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7 tips for successful AAC team meetings

AAC works best with a supportive team around the AAC user. In this article, we will cover strategies for having collaborative team meetings. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

5 minute read

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Problem-solving in AAC teams

AAC works best with a supportive team around the AAC user. But sometimes, members of an AAC team don’t agree. We share the most common reasons AAC teams aren’t on the same page and solutions to work collaboratively. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

7 minute read

What is an AAC team?

Learn more about AAC teams, their importance, and how to get everyone on board. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

4 minute read

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Read and write at home with your AAC user - Make it real! Make it fun!

Everyone can learn to read and write, including your child who uses AAC to communicate. Your child will learn reading and writing from everyone in their life! Literacy is important for communication, independence, self-esteem, and more.

6 minute read

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5 ways you can support AAC users to participate in conversations

AAC users can face some challenges in speaking up in day-to-day conversations. Learn how to support and encourage AAC users to take their turn. With some pre-planning and preparation, they can join the conversation.

4 minute read

AAC Awareness Month 2021: Presume competence, always

At AssistiveWare, we make Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps. Still, there is far more to AAC than downloading an app to an iPad or printing out a communication board and sticking it to the wall. That’s why this AAC Awareness Month, we want to focus on one of the guiding principles of AAC - presuming competence.

2 minute read