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AAC Awareness Month
A month dedicated to raising awareness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, the tools, strategies, and technologies that support communication for people who cannot rely on natural speech. AAC includes everything from picture boards to speech-generating devices.
History
International AAC Awareness Month was established by the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) in October 2007 and is now celebrated around the world each October. It reflects the work of AAC clinicians, researchers, and, most importantly, AAC users themselves, who advocated for the right to communicate in any way that works for them.
How to Participate
- →Learn about AAC options available to your child or client
- →Practice aided language stimulation, model AAC use yourself before expecting it from others
- →Presume competence: assume communication ability even when speech is absent
- →Advocate for AAC access and funding in your school district or through insurance
- →Follow AAC users and their families on social media, learn from their experiences directly
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