Edition 1: 5.24.20 Purpose This guide offers tips for disability rights activists advocating for visitations and working with healthcare facilities and state governments during the current pandemic crisis about how…
A Checklist for People with DisabilitiesEdition 2.0 05.23.20 It is time to think through all that you may face if you require medical care in a hospital. Know that it…
The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) joins the rest of the AAC world in mourning the loss of Dr. Bruce R. Baker, who passed away today, May 7th, 2020.
Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are experiencing a surge of patients who may temporarily be unable to speak while also caring for patients with existing communication difficulties. This session…
Communicating with the people suffering from the new coronavirus is not easy — no hospital visitors are allowed and some patients end up on ventilators, unable to talk. But a…
Dear ISAAC Supporter: Conference 2020 has now been officially postponed. Please click here to read our March 25, 2020 press release. For more information, click here for our Conference 2020 Postponement Q & A. …
When it’s hard to breathe, it can be hard to speak! In light of COVID-related respiratory illness, a greater number of people need breathing tubes or ventilator support, which takes…
Know How it Spreads There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.…
Conference 2020 has now been officially postponed. The new dates are scheduled for July 31st through August 5th, 2021. Conference 2020 Postponement Q & A Please click here to read our March 26,…
Wash Your Hands Often While Singing the ABCs Thank you to Eliza Anderson and the AT3 Center for this post. Originally posted on the AT3 Center News and Tips page. Wash…
There’s a broad range of strategies and devices that individuals may use for communication if their speech isn’t functional.
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