Date Created: 7/24/2017
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Samuel Sennott, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Portland State University (PSU). He is the founder of the new Universal Design Lab at PSU, which is focused on innovative research and development, teaching, and community service in the areas of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), assistive technology, and universal design for learning through the power of mobile health technologies. He co-created the popular AAC app, the original Proloquo2Go for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad that helps people with complex communication needs through speech synthesis.
We all need a little help from our friends! We will compile the list YOU help create.
We all need a little help from our friends ! We will compile the list YOU help create. Let’s have a conversation about navigating how to find out more in the world of AAC. This can be difficult...
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Another family blog!
https://starinhereye.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/my-daughter-is-learning-to-talk/ This is a great blog post from a mother describing the feeling and process of helping her daughter learn to speak usin...
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PrAACtical AAC is a website, blog and daily resource that states it's mission as: To improve the level of AAC services available to individuals with significant communication challenges by supporting ...
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Interesting example of a major media source (Mashable) sharing about AAC.
This super cute video features Grover and a family with three children, two of whom are twins with autism. As his sister says, 4 year old Garrett, "uses a special iPad to have him talk." While it focu...
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Resource from a foundation, Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics
I was meaning to share with the community an impressive set of aac sessions generously posted by the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) from their global conference. This group of...
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Some useful resources shared by Kelly Fonner, in particular the Infinitec blog and the Bridge School resource.
Although the majority of Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Training sessions are open to persons of any role, these are often targeted to those in professional roles who are providing ass...
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Community collaboration is valuable for learning, education, and engagement. Find support and community here through these resources.
We all need a little help from our friends ! We will compile the list YOU help create. Let’s have a conversation about how to find out more about communities within the world of AAC. This is a follo...
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When we work with our students in the community, often we need to prepare community members for interactions with our students. Whether it be asking them to communicate with the individual rather than...
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Terrific resource for considering multiple layers of "community".
Social Networks: A Communication Inventory for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs and their Communication Partners , by Sarah Blackstone and Mary Hunt-Berg (2012), is an assessment as well...
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Nice post from Amy Parker (newly appointed PSU Faculty) "Communities can be cultivated at face-to-face events or virtually or through some combination of the two."
Sometimes we need reminders of how isolated family members can feel on their journeys to provide for their children. See this beautiful blog from a dad, Kevin Troupe, who has two children with CHARGE...
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Miami-Dade County Public school system has shared a resource that they have created for their teachers. It is for everyone to know how to most effectively use AAC tools that are in their classrooms, a...
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In our AAC Speech-Language Pathology practice, we know, and we see, on a daily basis, that when individuals who have CCN are supported, they communicate and they participate. When they are not suppor...
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http://www.whatdoyoudodear.com/time-internet-saved-sons-life/ This blog post beautifully illustrates the need for online communities to support parents who may have a child with a low incidence disor...
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My first "job" in the field of disabilities was as a volunteer counselor at an Easter Seals day camp. A girlfriend's mother worked for the organization and with people with disabilities in our family,...
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A natural conversation between siblings about diarrhea and pee pee! Good stuff! Another treasure of a mom encouraging a conversation between siblings during snack time. Search YouTube for more ...
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Follow this link to the videos from Building Bridges Camp. This is an AAC specific camp associated with the Bridge School in the San Francisco, California area. Your child does not need to be attendin...
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The only way I know that he wants something is because he fusses or whines when he's unhappy or uncomfortable, and he smiles, makes noises or calms down when he's happy and comfortable. Does this statement describe your child?
She doesn't come to me to let me know what she wants, but it's easy for me to figure out, because she tries to do things for herself. She knows what she wants, and her behavior shows me what she wants. If she runs out of something to eat, she will just try to get more, rather than trying to get me to give her more.
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He knows how to get me to do something for him. He uses some of the kinds of behaviors below to communicate:
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Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
– Does this independently most of the time when the opportunity arises
– Does this in a number of di erent contexts, and with di erent people
– Does this inconsistently
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Only does this when prompted or encouraged to do so. Only does this in one or two contexts or with one person.
Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
