In recognition of Anti-Bullying Week 2023 (November 13–17), and its theme “Make A Noise About Bullying.” Around one child in six experiences sexual abuse before age 18. About as many are bullied physically, verbally, or digitally. Bullies and abusers count…
Tag: AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication
Learning to Speak: When AAC Partners with Verbal Communication
We wrap up Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month with a look at how AAC can partner with verbal speech. Most children develop a spoken vocabulary by age two, and are talking in short sentences by two and a…
It Sounds Just Like You: The World of Text-to-Speech
October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month. AAC is assistive technology that provides audible voices for people who have disabilities impairing physical speech. There are many reasons a person may not be able to speak physically: The Evolution…