Pancho Ramirez Pancho Ramirez is the current Vice Chair of CommunicationFIRST’s Board of Directors. As a Mexican immigrant farmworker, he acquired his speech disability in 2003 at age 20 from a brain stem stroke after… “Alternative” ways to access AAC technologies (Ramirez, 2024)
Tim Jin Tim Jin is a Communication Expert and Advocate who serves on several boards, government taskforces. and committees, and routinely speaks professionally at conferences and training seminars about his passion to expand communication access… Evolving voices: Embracing change in AAC technology, the keyboard to my success (Jin, 2024)
Lateef McLeod Dr. Lateef McLeod is building his career as a writer and a scholar. He has earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. He… How Ableism impacts people who use AAC (McLeod, 2024)
Bob Williams describes barriers to literacy for people who need and use AAC.
Alice Wong Alice Wong (she/her) is a disabled activist, writer, media maker, and consultant. She is a relatively new AAC user and nonspeaking person. Alice is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an… How ableism impacts people who need and use AAC (Wong, 2024)
Registration for the AAC Learning Center Moodle is a 3-step process. At the home page for the AAC Learning Center Moodle, select the option to register a new account. 2) On the Registration… Registering for the AAC Learning Center Moodle
Anthony Arnold describes his use of AAC to pursue 4 key goals of adult life
This page contains links to content discussed in Goldman, A., Jackson, D., Kannan, K., Canter, C., Klein, C., Marshall, S., McNaughton, D., Paul, D., Rackensperger, T., Soto, G., Zangari, C. (2021). Training needs in augmentative… Training Needs in AAC: A Virtual Roundtable Discussion (2021)
Creative uses of a visual scene display (VSD) approach to supporting communication
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The iPad and other mobile technologies provide powerful new tools to potentially enhance communication for individuals with developmental disabilities, acquired neurogenic disorders, and degenerative neurological conditions. These mobile technologies offer a number of potential benefits, including: (a) increased awareness and social acceptance of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), (b) greater consumer empowerment in accessing AAC solutions, (c) increased adoption of AAC technologies, (d) greater functionality and interconnectivity, and (e) greater diffusion of AAC research and development. However, there remain a number of significant challenges that must be addressed if these benefits are to be fully realized…