Blogs - AssistiveWare

Overview

Teaching Core Words: using WOW vs PAW

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.

5 minute read

PolyPredix™

PolyPredix™ word prediction reduces typing efforts by 50% out-of-the box.

3 minute read

Getting started with Proloquo2Go

New to Proloquo2Go? Click here to learn more about setting up the app, core words, modeling, and more.

4 minute read

Communication as a basic right

Jordyn, a college student and AAC user, shares how the power of technology and communication allowed her to go from high school frustrations to finding her own voice.

3 minute read

Interviewing the founder of Autism Acceptance Month

Paula C. Durbin-Westby is an Autistic disability rights activist who blogs, writes articles, and speaks on disability rights and autism. She started Autism Acceptance Day and Month in 2011.

8 minute read

Listening to autistic voices: Autism Acceptance

April is Autism Acceptance Month. AssistiveWare's CEO, David Niemeijer, explains why it's important to listen to the perspectives of autistics.

3 minute read

With Proloquo2Go 5 your Apple Watch can now speak for you

Proloquo2Go 5 adds Text to Speech on Apple Watch. Proloquo2GO on Apple Watch now not only offers the ability to show your message to your communication partner, version 5.0 also allows you to speak the message out loud.

2 minute read

Using Progressive Language in Proloquo2Go

The new Progressive Language feature helps you to hide and reveal buttons in a developmental order.

3 minute read

5 minute fillers: Fill every minute with core words!

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. Read about one of the most popular resources in the classroom.

2 minute read

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Progressive Language

Progressive Language is designed to offer an easier way to steadily build up a user’s vocabulary.

5 minute read

Planning for core words

Are you looking for more ways to bring core words into your everyday routines? Do you often struggle to think of what core words you could teach and model? Do you find yourself in a rut of modeling requesting, but find it harder to think about other communication functions to teach? If so, you need our Core Word Planners!

6 minute read

Teaching strategies for AAC users: Survey Results

In this post, we’ll take another look at the results of last year’s International AAC Awareness Month Survey to see what it tells us about the teaching strategies that family members and professionals use to support people who use AAC.

6 minute read