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A personal commentary about disability inclusion, and representation in research (Forber-Pratt, 2025)

July 18, 2025 by Rylie Mueller

Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt describes the importance of disability inclusion and representation in research, now free at AAC journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2499685

Filed Under: Consumer Perspectives, News, Publication

How ableism impacts people who use AAC (McLeod, 2025)

July 15, 2025 by Rylie Mueller

Picture of Lateef McLeod and quote that reads "People who use AAC should be at the decision table regarding everything that involves us as a community...​ The only way we can have an anti-ableist future is for disabled people to lead the way.”

Lateef McLeod on “How Ableism impacts people who use AAC”, now free at the AAC journal,
https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2489662

Filed Under: News, Publication, Research

Accessible Literacy for Emerging Communicators: A Model and Case with Children on the Autism Spectrum

May 28, 2025 by Bethany Frick Semmler

DeLuca, T., Boucher, A., & Holyfield, C. (2024). Accessible literacy for emerging communicators: A proposed model and case application with children on the autism spectrum. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Journal, 10, 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00107 Background Children with reduced ability to communicate verbally, or those who are emerging in their development of language expression […]

Filed Under: News, Publication, Research, Training and Dissemination Tagged With: Christine Holyfield, Tim DeLuca

Using VSDs With Young Children: An Evidence-Based Practice Synthesis (Patenaude et al., 2024)

June 27, 2024 by Bethany Frick Semmler

Patenaude, D., McNaughton, D., & Liang, Z. (2024). Using visual scene displays with young children: An evidence-based practice synthesis. Journal of Special Education Technology, 0(0) 1-13.

Filed Under: News, Publication, Research, Student project, Training and Dissemination Tagged With: Dana Patenaude, David McNaughton, Zhigao Liang

Effect of NDBIs and Aided AAC on the Language Development of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Systematic Review (Pope et al., 2024)

June 13, 2024 by Bethany Frick Semmler

Pope, L., Light, J. & Laubscher, E. (2024).The Effect of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions and Aided AAC on the Language Development of Children on the Autism Spectrum with Minimal Speech: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06382-7

Filed Under: Publication, Research, Student project, Training and Dissemination Tagged With: Emily Laubscher, Janice Light, Lauramarie Pope

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Recent Posts

  • The first word in accessibility is “access” (Regan, 2025)
  • Alternative ways to access AAC technologies (Ramirez, 2025)
  • Future of AAC technologies: priorities for inclusive innovation (Williams & Holyfield, 2025)
  • Nothing about AAC users without AAC users: a call for meaningful inclusion in research, technology development, and professional training (Blasko et al., 2025)
  • To include us in our own worlds: AAC is not optional (Koloni, 2025)

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Patrick Regan and a quote from his article in the AAC journal

The first word in accessibility is “access” (Regan, 2025)

Patrick Regan (2025) is President-Elect of USSAAC, and he also plays leadership roles in ISAAC, and in outreach programs for the Bridge School. Patrick experiences Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and has used a wide variety of AAC to communicate. In this paper, he describes “access challenges that I have experienced as someone who uses AAC, how my team and I have resolved them, and what challenges I face now.”

Now free at the AAC journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2513912

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