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AAC Awareness Month continues and, as always, we strive to share posts from all AAC stakeholders, including people who use AAC and their families. Today we are thrilled to welcome…
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Firsthand AAC Perspectives
October is AAC Awareness Month
October is International AAC Awareness Month, however USSAAC’s AAC Awareness Committee has been busy planning all year. The committee has developed some fabulous resources which we are pleased to share…
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AAC Strategies & Resources
AACcess ALL Areas
Today we are pleased to welcome Yoosun Chung, USSAAC’s past Vice President, People Who Use AAC and their Families, to share her thoughts on this summer’s International Society for Augmentative…
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AAC and English as a Second Language (ESL)
Labor Day weekend is over, schools are back in session, and SpeakUP is back – with a new look. Today we are excited to welcome a guest post from Vicki Clarke about…
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AAC Strategies & Resources
The Other AAC Frontier
17 Jul 2018 — SpeakUp Editor Today we are pleased to welcome Brian Whitmer to share his expertise regarding message banking. —– Did you watch any of the old Star…
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AAC Strategies & Resources
Achieving Goals for Independence
9 Jul 2018 — SpeakUp Editor On July the 4th, many of us celebrated our country’s independence with fireworks, parades, and barbeques. Today, Tracy Rackensperger, PhD, USSAAC’s Vice President of…
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Firsthand AAC Perspectives
Getting to the CORE of Communication: Part 2 – Top 5 Activities to Increase Core Vocabulary Use
19 Jun 2018 — SpeakUp Editor Last month we welcomed Kelly Key to share her guest post entitled, “Getting to the CORE of Communication: Part One – Tips for Rolling…
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AAC Strategies & Resources
My AAC Family
5 Jun 2018 — SpeakUp Editor Today we are pleased to welcome Rebecca Sobolevsky to share her firsthand perspective about how becoming a parent to a child using AAC has…
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Wading into the Murky Waters of Transitioning between Speech Generating Devices: Part Two – First-hand Lessons
29 May 2018 — SpeakUp Editor We began Better Hearing and Speech month by welcoming Kathleen Post to share her guest post entitled, “Wading into the Murky Waters of Transitioning…
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AAC Strategies & Resources
It Takes a Village: The Importance of an AAC Community
20 May 2018 — SpeakUp Editor USSAAC’s members are diverse and include augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) researchers, device manufacturers, therapists, teachers, families of individuals using AAC, and people who…
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