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Employment for AAC users is much more than just a job. For many, it’s the building block which can lead to increased self confidence, independence, and inclusion. At best, however, only 15 percent of individuals who use AAC are able to secure and maintain employment. Therefore, I feel it’s important to examine an employmentsuccess story …

AAC and Literacy As SLPs, we can help support literacy development with our students who are AAC users. Here are a few tips that you can use in your everyday practice to help with this process: Importance of Research Based Literacy Programs: Learning to read is a complex process and can be a frustrating one …

Augmentative and Alternative Communication This month I have been doing a lot of traveling and presenting on AAC and AT. During the process of preparing for these presentations, I was reminded of these important areas related to AAC. Here are three important things that every parent, SLP and educator that lives and works with individuals who have …

A few weeks ago, I was cleaning out my therapy room for summer break when I accidentally dropped my books. One of my students helped me pick them up and when he was finished he said, “Books are so last year.” My first thought was “wow,” his language skills have really improved. My second thought …

June is an exciting time for many SLPs that work in school settings. It provides an opportunity to reflect back on the benefits that our hard work has had on improving student performance, and it gives us the opportunity to watch many of our students graduate and move on to middle school, high school, college, …

I have been asked by Advance magazine for Speech-Language Pathologists to blog on the topic of Assistive Technology and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Practical Tips and Strategies. I encourage you to visit by clicking the hyperlink and to also “like” my blog on Advance Facebook page. ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists