We build apps and share best practices to help people communicate with the world using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

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19 Feb 2025
Doug demos how to use 1 or 2 switches with #Pictello in our 4th "In a minute or so" video. More #QuickTips like this at setbc.org/resources. @AssistiveWare #SwitchAccess #AssistiveTechnology #AccessibleSoftware #SupportingStudents #BCEd #InclusiveEducation #QuickTip #iOSapp
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Day 17 Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources "There's a lot of space between being nonspeaking & being able to consistently meet all of our communication needs using socially expected amounts of speech" @AssistiveWare assistiveware.com/resources More padlet.com/spectrumgaming/ep…
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AssistiveWare retweeted
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Join us on Monday, December 9 at 7:00PM EST for an ISAAC-Canada webinar on “Communication Matters: Education for First Responders” presented by Brett Adam, Aynsley Allen, Amy McDougal, Stacey McRuer, and George Whelan.
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Out of My Mind is out now on Disney . This adaptation of the bestselling novel shares Melody's experience and perspective with Assistive Technology. Have you seen it already? What were your favorite moments?
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Our colleagues Alyssa and Lily will be at @ASHAWeb 2024 in Seattle, presenting the Visionary session “Supporting Gestalt Language Processors to Keep Scripting”. Join them to learn about benefits and methods to support communication for Gestalt Language Processors.
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Join our colleagues Rachel and Erin at @ASHAWeb 2024 in Seattle, where they’ll present several different open-source tools and strategies for assessing emergent communication skills. We hope to see you at the convention!
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Pam here. Sitting at home, comfy and sipping my tea while attending #ISAACVibesOfAAC. First sesh, @DanielleNader1 . . #AACaware24
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What is the biggest barrier to AAC adoption?
29% Funding
14% Speechism
43% Lack of training
14% Add yours in comments 👇
7 votes • Final results
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AssistiveWare retweeted
“I #voted to make our voices count... Make all our lives count: #VOTE!!!!!” – CommunicationFIRST Co-Founder and Policy Director Bob Williams [Image: AAC user Bob Williams happily poses with his mail-in ballot for the presidential election. A graphic of four hands holding up “VOTE” signs overlaps with Bob’s photo, as does the star section of an American flag.]
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Final call! Today is your last chance to get 50% off our AAC apps, which support daily communication for children, teens, and adults. #AACAwarenessMonth
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Provide robust, comprehensive AAC as soon as you identify a communication need. If you think a skill is key to using AAC, find fun ways to teach it using AAC. #AAC #nonspeaking #AssistiveTech #SLP
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FACT: AAC supports speech development #AAC #nonspeaking #AssistiveTech #SLP
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A celebratory 🧵 for #CommunicationFIRST’s 5th birthday fundraiser! lnk.to/pledge (1/7)
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It's #AACAwarenessMonth. Our award-winning #AAC apps are 50% off today through October 16th.
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Last week, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), delivered our 2024 Report: "Advancing Independence and Community Integration Through High-Quality Home and Community Based Services.” Read more: acl.gov/sites/default/files/…
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AssistiveWare retweeted
4 Oct 2024
Congratulations to Alice Wong who has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow! Photo credit: © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation–used with permission.
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#ForestHaven is one of the worst US cases of #InstitutionalAbuse. #Survivors Ricardo & Donna Thornton chat with Bob Williams during our upcoming Oct. 15 webinar, which will also screen our 3rd #SeeUsHearUs film. Register here: lnk.to/wsuhu.
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AAC myths are misleading and harmful. Which of these five myths do you think causes the most harm? buff.ly/3N8v26M #AAC #SLP #Nonspeaking
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We are very proud to support #NWACS2024 and Literacy for All Levels of AAC Communicators!
17 Sep 2024
A big thank you to @AssistiveWare! They generously donated items in support of the 2024 NWACS Virtual Fall Conference! There is still time to register for #NWACS2024: bit.ly/nwacs2024 #AAC #AACconference #NWACS #AugComm #AACandLitearcy #LiteracyForAll #AssistiveTech
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AssistiveWare retweeted
17 Sep 2024
Our latest story features Bailey - a spunky, joyful student at c̓əsqənelə Elementary in Maple Ridge who has had much success with Proloquo4Text and great collaborative support from her school team and family. setbc.org/resources/baileys-… @AssistiveWare #Proloquo #AAC #SD42 @sd42news
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