Blogs - AssistiveWare

AAC parents and professionals working together

How can we create the most suitable circumstances for an AAC user to succeed? How do we communicate and collaborate at home and in school? Our kids win when we can find ways to work together. By listening, engaging, and encouraging, both parents and professionals can help our AAC users thrive together.

2 minute read

Communication partner speaking with an AAC user

Communication partner skills: Do you have them?

There is a lot of research about communication partner behavior and how they interact with non-speaking people and/or AAC users. We clearly see that speaking people dominate the conversations. In the on-demand training video “Communication partner skills” Part 1 and 2, part of our AAC training series, our senior Speech Pathologist Amanda Hartmann teaches tips, tricks and strategies that will help us all become successful communication partners.

3 minute read

Illustration of a girl on a wheelchair reaching out to a girl coming out of the computer screen

AAC online learning: what we need for success

Remote learning can be a challenge. In this blog, we identify useful tips for AAC users, families and professionals to improve online connections.

6 minute read

Illustration of a man and girl sitting at table behind an iPad.

AAC Awareness Month 2020: AAC buzzwords wrap up

Summary of the AAC buzzwords shared during the AAC Awareness Month 2020 – all explaned with links to more information.

8 minute read

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Introducing the AssistiveWare AAC Training Series

We want to share and promote AAC best-practices and help communication partners develop their skills.

3 minute read

A woman uses AAC to talk to a doctor at the hospital

Using AAC in hospitals during the coronavirus

Many AAC users may be at a high risk for hospitalization during the coronavirus. Plan for AAC use in medical settings.

4 minute read

Two people wiping a screen with Proloquo2Go

Keep AAC germ free during the coronavirus

Learn about how we can keep our AAC germ-free to reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus.

2 minute read

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Respecting privacy in AAC

Autism Acceptance Month challenges us to examine how we teach autonomy and privacy to people learning to use AAC. Alyssa Hillary is an Autistic graduate student in neuroscience, where they do AAC-related research. Their perspective on privacy and autonomy was so powerful that it needed its own blog, which they tell about in their own words here.

4 minute read

Roleplaying Games and AAC

Proloquo2Go and Proloquo4Text user D. Burrow talks about their love for roleplaying games. D. explains why they’re a perfect method to teach social and communication skills, all with the help of AAC!

9 minute read

Why isn’t the world accessible in the first place?

If we believe that accessibility is important and we should be implementing it, why don’t we already consistently and thoroughly account for disability in design? Is it just a knowledge gap, or is there more at work?

5 minute read

Augmentative and Alternative Communication on iOS: Survey Results

In this blog post, we share the results of a 2012 exploratory survey we conducted together with professors from the University of San Diego and the California State University at San Marcos.

5 minute read

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Blogs - AssistiveWare

Overview

AAC parents and professionals working together

Communication partner skills: Do you have them?

AAC online learning: what we need for success

AAC Awareness Month 2020: AAC buzzwords wrap up

Introducing the AssistiveWare AAC Training Series

Using AAC in hospitals during the coronavirus

Keep AAC germ free during the coronavirus

Respecting privacy in AAC

Roleplaying Games and AAC

Why isn’t the world accessible in the first place?

Augmentative and Alternative Communication on iOS: Survey Results