^ Farewell, Friend

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our friend and colleague, Bruce Baker. Over the past 40 years, Bruce's work has given voice to tens of thousands of individuals. He first conceived of his innovative system of in the 1970s, as he was looking for a topic for his doctoral thesis in modern linguistics and ...

^ Freeing Joey Summers From "a Wordless World"

Joey Summers, the recent winner of a prestigious award for exemplary Ohio special education students, enjoys using his augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device to tell jokes and charm his teacher and therapy team. But communication hasn’t always come easy for this bright young man. It took a caring pro...

^ Getting To Know: Haleigh

Despite her diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy (CP), Haleigh has worked hard to overcome many challenges in her 11 years. "Haleigh wakes up every day with a smile on her face, ready to face whatever the day may bring," reports her mom, Becky. When Haleigh was younger, she used a form of simple sign language she had taught hersel...

^ Giving James A Voice

Earlier this year, we received a call from someone representing The Eric Fund; would we be interested in helping a young man receive a device? Of course we would. Overcoming Multiple Adversities At 14, James has endured more than any young boy should. He has undergone two open-heart surgeries and a bone marrow transplan...

^ Group Coaching For The Back-to-School Win!

Exclusively Designed for Parents and Family Members of AAC Learners You’ll knock your communication partner skills out of the park with invaluable support and guidance from our AAC Group Coaching Program. Developed specifically for parents, guardians, family members, and other caregivers of communicators using AAC, t...

^ Hanging Out Together…Online!

With multiple quarantines and lockdowns, it's been a difficult year. But there's no doubt that for kids, it's been especially hard. It was a topic that weighed on Jenn Seiff's mind. Her own son, L.J., himself an AAC device user, was part of a very social group at school that spent time together at lunch. But distance learn...