Great Success Came in Small Packages
Meet Victoria. The name is fictitious, but little girl with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) is very real. SMA is genetic disease affects the part of the nervous system […]
Haben Girma Invites Us to Share in Her Life: A Book Review
Haben Girma has been in the news a great deal. And with good reason. A notable piece recently appeared in The Guardian, and she was featured in a BBC […]
An Assistive Technology Library? Introducing the Technology Lending Center
What child doesn’t love their local library? And just as the local public library is the focal point of one’s community, the Technology Lending Center is at the […]
Assistive Tech Works for People with Disabilities, So They Can Work
Many times, workers with disabilities are “the right talent, right now.” However, hiring these workers is not only the right thing to do, but also, in the words of […]
AAC Professionals Ensure Communication for All
Assistive technology makes everyday tasks accessible to persons with a disability. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enables people who cannot express their thoughts or needs [...]
An Enlightened Choice in AAC Devices
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices come in many forms. Examples include VoicePal Levels, Communication Builder, and the Accent 1400. This week, we revisit an [...]
With VoicePal, You’ve Got an AAC Friend in Me
Augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) assistive technology, especially in the form of speech-generation devices, are finding increasingly wide audience among individuals whose [...]
Voice Amplifiers: When One Has Something to Say and Is Saying It
There are those who have a voice but need assistance projecting it, that others can hear it. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices (often associated with speech [...]
Taking AAC to Higher Levels
As we continue our Assistive Tech Tuesday mini-series drawing on the theme of World Autism Awareness Day 2019, “Assistive Technologies. Active Participation.” The focus has been on [...]
Children and Adults with Autism Can Go Talk!
For many individuals, augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) devices are the most important form of assistive technology. After all, being able to communicate with others is at the [...]