Creating engaging writing activities for students who use AAC can be a challenge. Emergent learners need support to learn about writing; conventional learners need guidance to expand their writing. Meet My AAC Literacy Journal from PRC-Saltillo! A new, free, literacy resource designed to meet the needs of both emergent and conventional learners.
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Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh computer in 1984. Since then Apple has designed products and programs that help unleash the creative potential in every individual, no matter how they learn and what they love to do. Apple Education is... Read More →
Children naturally learn through play, using games and playful activities to explore their world, develop problem-solving skills, and build communication abilities. Whether we are young children or adults, play—especially in the form of gaming—offers ongoing opportunities for communicative growth and deeper understanding.
Students with visual impairments, deafblindness, and complex sensory needs often communicate in ways that are misunderstood or underestimated. This session reframes communication competence through a sensory-access lens, highlighting how different vision needs shape communication profiles, modality use, and AT decision-making. Participants will explore communication profiles associated with low vision, CVI, and deafblindness and learn how to design multimodal communication systems that honor how students already communicate. Emphasis is placed on matching AT supports to access needs rather than diagnoses.
Many AAC users who attend public schools use AAC systems that are owned by the school district they attend . When they graduate from special education programs, they lose access to those AAC systems. This session will highlight how UAT and IEP teams can be help families obtain personal AAC systems for students so they do not lose access to AAC after graduating from special education.
