SpeakUp articles
Speak Up! & AACT: Mateo Moreno on Teaching Kids about AAC
Mateo Moreno shares his experience of sharing his story as a person who uses AAC with children to raise awareness about all the ways people communicate.
SpeakUp! & AACT: Hannah Foley on AAC in Higher Education
Hannah Foley shares her personal experiences of navigating higher education as a person who uses AAC in this new SpeakUp! & AACT! post
Introducing Speak Up! and AACT: Patrick Regan
Patrick Regan advocates for the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act, currently under review by Congress
Yes, I still have behaviors but it isn’t the same as when I was little.
Mike Hipple shares his personal experiences as a person who uses AAC on how he has communicated with behaviors throughout his life.
To the Future and Beyond: Can Telepractice be an Effective Treatment Tool for People Who Use AAC?
By Meggin Nunamaker Introduction It is said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” In this case, the global covid pandemic made “no contact” restrictions necessary, which was the catalyst...
AAC Specialty Certification for Speech-Language Pathologists
by Meredith Gohsman, PhD CCC-SLP Introduction For speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States, meeting the need of individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is one of...
“I Want to Sound Like a REAL Person!”: A Woman’s Discovery of Shortcomings of AAC Devices
by Meggin Nunamaker I use AAC; I have a virtual keyboard on my laptop screen that I mouse-click letters to “type” a message. I also use a text to...
Physical Prompting & AAC
Most clinicians agree that having a system that does not require any prompting by an assistant or family member is the ultimate goal for an AAC system, and providing...
USSAAC Leaders & Legends: David Yoder
Today, we honor legend David Yoder. David worked in what would be considered AAC (before it was called AAC) starting in the 1950s! He mentored pioneers in AAC including...
Higher tech isn’t always better tech
Greg offers a unique perspective that higher tech isn’t always better tech! He values reliability, having a face-to-face conversation with a partner that isn’t blocked by a screen, and...