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World Voice Day
A global day celebrating the human voice in all its forms, including alternative forms of voice and communication used by autistic people. AAC, text-to-speech, and other communication tools are voices too.
History
Every year on April 16, otolaryngologists and other voice health professionals worldwide mark World Voice Day, promoted in the US by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The autism community has embraced it as a day to affirm all forms of communication as valid voices.
How to Participate
- →Affirm that AAC is a real voice, not a lesser form of communication
- →Learn about text-to-speech technology and how it supports autistic communicators
- →Support autistic self-advocates who communicate through writing, art, or AAC
- →Challenge the idea that speech is the only valid or real form of communication
- →Celebrate the diversity of communication in your family or community
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