Blogs - AssistiveWare

Overview

Is AAC always a voice?

We often talk about how Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) gives people a voice, but nobody can decide what someone else’s true voice is.

2 minute read

VocaPriority™

VocaPriority™ solves the age-old AAC problem where each user needs different words, but therapists and parents have limited time for customization.

2 minute read

Supporting all forms of communication

Communication can be defined as exchanging information by speaking, writing or some other means. It’s how we give and receive messages. But it is so much more than that.

8 minute read

Lee looks at note book that waitress is holding

Why Lost Voice Guy is losing his patience too

Lee (Lost Voice Guy) enters a coffee shop to have a drink. Ordering a drink is not as easy as expected though...

1 minute read

Tyrone, Alana and Andrew in the classroom

Communication is conversation

Get a peek inside the classroom with Tyrone, Alana and Andrew – all Proloquo2Go AAC users – and see how they are learning to advance their communication skills.

1 minute read

Classroom with students in Black Mountain School

The boys at the Black Mountain School in Australia use Pictello to express their storytelling skills. They are very excited that they can create stories themselves to share with their family and friends.

1 minute read

Behind the scenes with Lost Voice Guy

Lee Ridley AKA Lost Voice Guy can’t talk but isn’t silent. He is (probably) the first stand-up comedian to use a communication aid. He won Britain’s Got Talent 2018.

1 minute read

Wonderful (Core) Words of the Week

AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the Core Word of the Week Planners, one of the resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom, which help with focused modeling and teaching of a specific core word.

6 minute read

The greatest gift: Niveyah's story

Niveyah has just started third grade, where she is an active member of her class. Not only is AAC vital to her school work, it plays an important role in having fun too!

2 minute read

Giving AAC users the power of independent communication

Our greatest wish for AAC learners is that they will become successful and independent communicators. We want them to have the power to say “what they want; when they want; to whomever they want; wherever they want.”

5 minute read

Hidden treasures in the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom

AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the different resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom that can help you plan for core words throughout the day.

3 minute read

Illustration of people reading blogs and books

5 of our favorite autistic bloggers

In honor of both Autism Acceptance Month and Autistic Pride Day we would like to share with you some of our favorite blogs written by autistic people. Each blogger shares a few words to introduce their blog and some of the motivations behind writing it.

2 minute read