President’s Message – Summer 2021
Dear USSAAC members, How are you all? I hope everyone is able to continue remaining safe and healthy, especially with the new COVID Delta variant and heat waves that have…
News & Events
ISAAC has the pleasure to announce that…
….. it will be collaborating with the North American Alliance for Communication Access (NAACA) to ensure that ALL participants who attend ISAAC’s 2020 Biennial Conference have a positive experience during…
Medicare Approves USSAAC Request for SGD Evaluation and Treatment to be Delivered by Telepractice
In August 2020 USSAAC submitted a request to Medicare for SLPs to be authorized to provide SGD evaluation and SGD treatment by telepractice. Joining USSAAC in this request were 19 other organizations and 26 individuals. The request was denied without explanation on January 20. It finally was reconsidered by the new Administration and approved on March 30, 2021.
Office for Civil Rights Resolves Joint Complaint on Discriminatory Hospital Visitor Policy at MedStar Health
The COVID 19 pandemic has led many medical offices, hospitals, nursing and other health-care facilities to adopt policies that make it difficult and at times impossible for family members and…
Working with People with Complex Communication Needs
Handout created by Tracy Rackensperger, Ph.D. for the2020 National Disability Rights Network Conference.
October is AAC Awareness Month 2020
Hi everyone. I am Yoosun Chung, the current USSAAC president. I am delighted to announce that each October is World AAC Awareness Month. The goal is to raise awareness and inform the public about the many different ways AAC can help people who have difficulty speaking communicate.
Hurricane Laura Relief Efforts
The United States Society for AAC provides free disaster relief for lost/damaged AAC devices by sharing that information.
UNITED STATES SOCIETY FOR AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER CYCLE SERVICES LETTER OF COOPERATION
The purpose of this Letter of Cooperation is to describe the ways in which the Red Cross Disaster Cycle Services/Disability Integration (Red Cross DCS/DI) and the United States Society for…
Statement about Anti-Racism and Discrimination
USSAAC supports people who use AAC, their families, professionals, and students, and condemn all forms of violence against them.
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