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Let's ensure everyone can engage fully without facing any barriers. Let's make our voices heard! Bill Of Rights, Augmentative Communication, Receptive Language, Developmental Disabilities, Communications Strategy, Spoken Words, Early Intervention, Human Right, Communication Tools
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Communication Tools
Communication is a human right!
Let's ensure everyone can engage fully without facing any barriers. Let's make our voices heard!
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Check your mindset - Replace "can't" today!
Watch this video to see how the words we say to ourselves matter!
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All the words. All the time.
Everyone makes mistakes, but with awareness and a bit of guidance, we can avoid these spooky AAC pitfalls!
“Social media, texting and tweeting are basically large scale socially accepted AAC systems”  Beneath it says Saoirse Tilton, AAC user. Further below is a horizontal purple line broken with an illustration of a tablet with a bubble over it. Within the bubble are two chat boxes, one with a heart on it and a second heart and send icon. bottom left www dot assistiveware dot com above a row of social media app symbols, followed by text reading "@assistiveware".bottom right is Assistiveware logo Social Media, Texts, Importance Of Social Media, Communication, Abc, Media
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Everyone using social media is using a form of AAC.
“Social media, texting and tweeting are basically large scale socially accepted AAC systems”
Quote from Johanna Schmidt, AAC user "I think social media assists communication partners and non-disabled peers to understand capacity. When people meet me in person, they often use two-word sentences. Those who have interacted with me on social media will treat me as the educated, insightful person I am." Bottom left is www dot assistiveware dot com above a row of social media app symbols, followed by text reading "@assistiveware". In the bottom right is the Assistiveware logo. Education, Feelings, Word Sentences
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Support AAC users to use social media.
People still judge someone's capacity to think, feel, and communicate based on their body and how it moves.
"Social media is more accessible to people with a range of communication challenges because it relies less on text. It is inherently multimodal. We share photos, images, and videos instead of long paragraphs of text or monologues of speech, supporting anyone who struggles with comprehending speech." Beneath this quote is a horizontal teal line broken with an illustration of a polaroid photograph of a tree. bottom left www dot assistiveware dot com bottom right is the Assistiveware logo Benefits, The World
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Social media and AAC users
AAC users experience benefits when they can interact with the world using social media.
black text on pale pink background says, Avoid complicated acronyms when talking about AAC! Most people either dislike or don't understand acronyms like PWUAAC (people who use AAC) or CCN (complex communication needs). An illustration of a dark-skinned person holding a blue balloon appears next to the text. The branded AssistiveWare logo is in the upper right corner. In the left lower corner is www dot assistiveware dot com and the social channel logos. Memes, Technology, Writing, Assistive Technology, How To Talk, Dont Understand, An Article, Talk About
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AAC terminology survey
AAC users consistently prefer fully written out versions of phrases to their acronyms.
Call it spoken language not natural speech. Most AAC users prefer the phrases "spoken language" and "spoken words". Most AAC users disliked "natural speech". To the left of the text is an illustration of a woman of color with grey hair is sitting in a wheelchair pointing to her communication device. There is balloon on a string floating up next to her. In the bottom right corner it says asterisk Results based on AAC terminology survey.
AAC terminology survey results
More than 50% of AAC users disliked the terms "natural speech."
What do AAC users like to call their device?Over 56% of AAC users like to use the name of the hardware, such as a tablet or iPad, to refer to their AAC device. Over 37% of AAC users disliked the word, “Talker” when referring to their AAC device. AAC users prefer terms referring to “device.” Over 75% of AAC users said they like the term, “AAC device.” Spelling Online, High And Low Lights, Learn To Type, Core Words, Motor Planning, Communication Board, Word Board, Common Phrases, Communication Devices
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What do AAC users like to call their device?
Here's what we learned when we asked AAC users what they like to call their device:
[Image of three AAC users: a grandma sitting in a wheelchair using an AAC device, followed by a ginger-haired girl with pigtails holding an iPad and a teenager wearing a pink hoodie holding a phone. There are various balloons on the background of the image showing words and phrases saying "People who use AAC", "AAC device", "AAC users", "nonspeaking", "Tablet", "people" and "AAC system"] Special Education, Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy Materials, Words And Phrases, Different Words
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How to talk about AAC and AAC users (according to them)
How we talk about AAC and AAC users matters. That's why early this year we conducted the AAC terminology survey. We asked people with a variety of relationships to AAC what they thought about different words and phrases. 556 people participated and now, we want to share the results with you.
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AAC and self-advocacy
AAC users deserve access to self-advocacy.
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[AAC] Proloquo4Text and self-advocacy
Making sure AAC users can self-advocate starts with creating an environment where we respect their autonomy.
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AAC and Self-advocacy
Is your AAC users practicing self-advocacy phrases?
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This is not about me - a documentary
What is it like to be autistic and non-speaking in a world that has already made up its mind about you? Watch the first trailer for This Is Not About Me and see what is possible when educators create an inclusive environment.
Did you know that over 3% of the population needs AAC? There are many reasons why a person may not be able to communicate using speech. They may have a developmental disability or acquired disorder that has affected their ability to speak. Many people with different communication difficulties can benefit from AAC. How Can, To Meet, We Need, The North Face Logo, Retail Logos, Knowing You, Did You Know
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Who needs AAC?
How can children, teens and adults communicate if they can't rely on talking? Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) might help.