^ Considerations When Your Client Has An SGD That Needs T...

— by Beth Studdiford Is your client considering upgrading to a new device? Here are some questions you can ask and considerations to be made when making a request for a new device: Before considering replacement: Has the device been repaired? If so, is there a record of repairs? Is the device beyond repair? If s...

^ Playground Core Communication Boards From PRC-Saltillo

Recess. Is there any other time at school that children like as much as time spent playing? Children who use AAC, however, face a unique challenge. When playing outside with their classmates, taking an AAC device with them means the device can get broken or lost. But without it, there is no way for the child to communicate...

^ Text Using Your Accent Device

AeroText™ is a simple-to-download, easy-to-use, Android™ application that allows the user to call and text through their Android phone using their Accent® device AeroText uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone. You can make changes in the Phone Configuration page of your vocabulary on the Accent device so ...

^ Least Costly Equally Effective Alternative

— by Beth Studdiford Least costly equally effective alternative, or LCEEA, is a valuable phrase to understand when putting together evaluation report. LCEEA is defined as the least costly, equally effective SGD alternative that will achieve the treatment goal (see https://www.isaac-online.org/wordpress/wp-content/up...

^ Rett Syndrome Does Not Define Her

My name is McKenzie Tuckson. I am a fashion-forward and intelligent 16 year-old varsity cheerleader,  Ambassador of Nashville public schools, Vice President of my junior class and student advocate for the state of Tennessee. l live with Rett Syndrome, but it does not define me. I enjoy attending classes at Whites Creek...

^ Standardized Assessment In AAC Evaluations

— by Beth Studdiford Standardized Assessment is defined on the ASHA website as an empirically developed evaluation tool with established reliability and validity. Formal testing may be useful for assessing the structure and form of language, but may not provide an accurate assessment of an individual's use of languag...