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This contains: A one minute fifteen second video of Rachael Langley, a Speech Language Pathologist explaining what AAC is.

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What is AAC?

Speech Language Pathologist, Rachael Langley, breaks down what AAC is and how it helps.

This contains: A 9 second .mp4 promoting AssistiveWare's annual AAC Awareness Month 2023 discount. The text reads, Discount Live October 10-17 Download now. Beneath the text are 6 AssistiveWare app icons appearing in two rows of 3. Each app icon takes a turn jiggling.

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AssistiveWare AAC apps discount is live

Our offer is now live! Get an extra month to try #Proloquo, Proloquo Coach and simPODD, and 50% off all our other AAC apps including #Proloquo2Go.

A 2x2 comic-style illustration. Top left: person wearing a purple t-shirt and glasses saying, "I can speak . . . but it's not unlimited" Top right: Text reads, "Even if nothing specific goes wrong, I can run out of mouth words" The same person is sitting on a gold winding path with speech bubbles along the path. Bottom left, "But I don't run out of typing!" Bottom right: The person is surfing on a huge device and saying, "That's why my AAC is freedom" Class Meetings, Part Time, Some People, Geek Stuff

Some people use AAC part-time.

Always being able to communicate is freedom!

comic strip with people sitting at a table talking to each other

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AAC users have More to Say

It's important to respect everyone's chosen communication. Many people use #AAC part time. Using speech to communicate does not mean always being able to use it or always being comfortable using it. For our #AACAwarenessMonth campaign, we want to recognize part time AAC users, as they also have #MoreToSay.

a 2x2 comic illustration of 4 people, one in a wheelchair.
Top L A women asks "Do you remember when we went to the beach?" man in wheelchair thinks "Since I had my stroke..."
Top R man in wheelchair thinks "some people act like my storytelling days are over"
Bottom L man in wheelchair says "yes! we went swimming and we saw a shark!". "It might take me more time than before..."
Bottom R, he finishes, "but I have more to say!". A woman says "Omg! and then what happened?" man says "oh wow". Do You Remember, Storytelling

Do You Remember

AAC users have #MoreToSay

Some people take more time than others to communicate. This does not mean that they don't have #MoreToSay.

a 2x2 square comic
Top left an illustration of mom and child sitting on the couch, the mom is reading and the child looks distracted and upset.
Top right mom says "You look really upset... do you want a hug?"
Bottom left, mom hugs the child the child thinks "mom knows me better than anyone..."
Bottom right, mom is still hugging The child is sad thinking about how she's being bullied and an image of her being bullied appears in a thought bubble. The child thinks "But I have more to say..." What Is Happening, Hug Me

What Is Happening

AAC users have MORE TO SAY!

Nonspeaking people need an AAC system that can support them to tell us what is happening.

2x2 square comic
Top left a dad holding up 2 shirts asking, “Which one?” to his child. The child sitting on the edge of the bed, is unhappy looking at the shirts
Top right child is thinking about a striped shirt -not an option Dad has a sad face.
Bottom left dad, still holding the two shirts asks,“Point to your favorite”. The child looks glum.
Bottom right Dad is sad. The child has folded their arms in frustration and thinks, “I can point, but I have MORE to say.” Education, Speech And Language, Abc

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AAC users have More to Say

Nonspeaking people have more to say. Providing #AAC access is crucial to help them communicate what they want to say.

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