Some recent changes to CoughDrop, the app we’ve been using, have us thinking deeply about whether we can stay with it – namely, the app was sold to a commercial AAC company, and so they’ve changed how bulk licenses work, they’ve raised prices by about 50%, and they’ve limited the Read more
Some of these locations offer classes all the time, others at specific times. Some are in person and some are virtual. Please investigate each for dates/times/locations. Sicangu Co Sinte Gleska University Oglala Lakota College Dakota Wicohan Cankdeska Cikana Community College University of Minnesota Sisseton Wahpeton College Cansayapi Wakanyeza Owayawa Oti Read more
article on NDN AAC users https://meridian.allenpress.com/mvedel/article-abstract/5/1/38/83543/Native-Americans-and-Augmentative-and-Alternative Multiple Voices: disability, race, and language intersections in special education https://meridian.allenpress.com/mvedel
The world of AAC comes with its own vocabulary. Our friends at CoughDrop have put together a list of common terms that you should know if you’re working with AAC users.
A 2013 paper [1] shows that, using school IEP categorization data, Native American children are about half as likely as White children to be categorized to have autism? An IEP category is not a diagnosis, but it’s telling that the vast majority of studies we’ve come across on autism diagnosis Read more
April is Autism Awareness/Acceptance month, and we though this would be a great month for our first ever #fundraiser. We suggest you donate what you’d spend to go out to dinner with your family, and instead, eat your meal at home with the only communication coming from our bilingual “mealtime” Read more
A literature survey this past few weeks has turned up many articles on “bilingual special ed” but in the vast majority of cases, they mean students who are English-as-a-second-language learners who have special education needs. And in most cases, the focus is on how students are likely to make more Read more
We have finally been accepted as a charity on Facebook and Instagram (though, to be fair, I have no idea how fundraising works on IG). On FB, I know you can add a fundraiser to a post, and it lets you search for us on their site – you don’t Read more
While autism isn’t the only reason a person might need AAC, it’s a pretty common one – some estimates are that 20-40% of autistic people (of all ages) have severe speech challenges at some point in their life. For some, like my son, that means that their mouth doesn’t do Read more
We now have an account on Uncommon Giving – you can donate directly on our profile. You can use Amazon Smile to direct donations to us – they give a percentage to your chosen charity for every purchase you make while logged in via smile.amazon.com. You can make us your Read more