Blogs with tag Adult AAC user

Overview

Speaking and AAC use - ability, capability and capacity

This article explores the subtle difference between ability, capability, and capacity. How to distinguish them, and how they act as a foundation for identifying and resolving barriers to communication.

6 minute read

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Autism acceptance? Not without autistic voices!

Autism acceptance is more than accepting the existence of autism. Autism acceptance is acknowledging the true experts on autism are autistic people. We cannot celebrate Autism Acceptance Month without using our platform to give the stage to autistic people.

4 minute read

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Using Pictello to share self-authored identities

Pictello and Proloquo4Text user Johanna Schmidt writes about visual storytelling as a way for AAC users to share their self-authored identities, an especially important topic during the Coronavirus pandemic.

7 minute read

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In-memoriam Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips, a disability advocate, passed away at age 39. Our CEO David Niemeijer looks back at the memories shared with Michael in the assistive technology world.

2 minute read

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Just Ask: What we can learn from AAC users

Last year, we launched a new section of our website called Learn AAC. Our next project was to better support AAC users themselves. Here we share the insights we got from AAC users on their experiences.

5 minute read

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“I think I have surprised a lot of people”

Ben can’t speak because of his cerebral palsy (CP), but he’s been using AAC apps to communicate for years.

1 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

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Roleplaying Games and AAC

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

9 minute read

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From the ground up

Larry lost his speech due to a stroke, a devastating experience for himself and his family. Proloquo2Go is used not only to help him express himself but also to help with auditory comprehension.

1 minute read

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Still enjoying our time together

Chuck Hummer was diagnosed with (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) ALS about 8 years ago. He now uses Proloquo2Go to communicate. He and his wife Sandra share their experience in living with ALS.

1 minute read

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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...

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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.

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