Our latest story features Bailey - a spunky, joyful student at c̓əsqənelə Elementary in Maple Ridge who has had much success with Proloquo4Text and great collaborative support from her school team and family. setbc.org/resources/bail… AssistiveWare #Proloquo #AAC #SD42 School District No. 42

We are very proud to support #NWACS2024 and Literacy for All Levels of AAC Communicators!

AAC myths are misleading and harmful. Which of these five myths do you think causes the most harm? buff.ly/3N8v26M #AAC #SLP #Nonspeaking

#ForestHaven is one of the worst US cases of #InstitutionalAbuse. #Survivors Ricardo & Donna Thornton chat with Bob Williams during our upcoming Oct. 15 webinar, which will also screen our 3rd #SeeUsHearUs film. Register here: lnk.to/wsuhu.

Congratulations to Alice Wong who has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow! Photo credit: © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation–used with permission.

Last week, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), delivered our 2024 Report: "Advancing Independence and Community Integration Through High-Quality Home and Community Based Services.” Read more: acl.gov/sites/default/…

It's #AACAwarenessMonth. Our award-winning #AAC apps are 50% off today through October 16th.

A celebratory 🧵 for #CommunicationFIRST’s 5th birthday fundraiser! lnk.to/pledge (1/7)

FACT: AAC supports speech development #AAC #nonspeaking #AssistiveTech #SLP

Provide robust, comprehensive AAC as soon as you identify a communication need. If you think a skill is key to using AAC, find fun ways to teach it using AAC. #AAC #nonspeaking #AssistiveTech #SLP

Final call! Today is your last chance to get 50% off our AAC apps, which support daily communication for children, teens, and adults. #AACAwarenessMonth

“I #voted to make our voices count... Make all our lives count: #VOTE!!!!!” – CommunicationFIRST Co-Founder and Policy Director Bob Williams [Image: AAC user Bob Williams happily poses with his mail-in ballot for the presidential election. A graphic of four hands holding up

What is the biggest barrier to AAC adoption?

Pam here. Sitting at home, comfy and sipping my tea while attending #ISAACVibesOfAAC. First sesh, Danielle T. Nader . . #AACaware24

Join our colleagues Rachel and Erin at ASHA 2024 in Seattle, where they’ll present several different open-source tools and strategies for assessing emergent communication skills. We hope to see you at the convention!

Our colleagues Alyssa and Lily will be at ASHA 2024 in Seattle, presenting the Visionary session “Supporting Gestalt Language Processors to Keep Scripting”. Join them to learn about benefits and methods to support communication for Gestalt Language Processors.

Out of My Mind is out now on Disney+. This adaptation of the bestselling novel shares Melody's experience and perspective with Assistive Technology. Have you seen it already? What were your favorite moments?

Join us on Monday, December 9 at 7:00PM EST for an ISAAC-Canada webinar on “Communication Matters: Education for First Responders” presented by Brett Adam, Aynsley Allen, Amy McDougal, Stacey McRuer, and George Whelan.

Day 17 Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources "There's a lot of space between being nonspeaking & being able to consistently meet all of our communication needs using socially expected amounts of speech" AssistiveWare assistiveware.com/resources More padlet.com/spectrumgaming…

Doug demos how to use 1 or 2 switches with #Pictello in our 4th "In a minute or so" video. More #QuickTips like this at setbc.org/resources. AssistiveWare #SwitchAccess #AssistiveTechnology #AccessibleSoftware #SupportingStudents #BCEd #InclusiveEducation #QuickTip #iOSapp