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Click To Play Brought To You By: This week, the TWT team answers questions from our listeners! They address the following questions:   1) I’ve thought about starting an AAC consulting business, but I doubt at times that I have enough experience. What should I do? 2) What do you think about recent videos fromRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: Join Chris, Rachel and Lucas this week for a discussion of universal principles in AAC intervention – in other words, what do we all agree on, and why? Then Chris sits down with Shaun Pearson and Chris ChicoskiKelly to talk about the “AAC Agreements,” which continues along theRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: This week, the TWT team is pleased to share the second half of the AAC Apps Update 2018! This conference session was originally presented by Lucas, Chris, and Rachel as part of the Special Apps Update Conference 2018.   Key ideas this week include:   🔑 Important features toRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: This week, the TWT team is pleased to share the first half of the AAC Apps Update 2018! This conference session was originally presented by Lucas, Chris, and Rachel as part of the Special Apps Update Conference 2018.    Key ideas this week include: 🔑 AAC users may benefitRead more

Brought To You By: This week, the TWT team presents the first half of the “ABCs of AAC.” This session was originally presented by Chris and Rachel as part of the SLP2B 2019 conference! Before we present the first half of the “ABCs”, Chris and Rachel discuss using the power of core vocabulary, changes toRead more

Brought To You By: This week, TWT interviews Adrienne of “Learn with Adrienne”, an SLP who specializes in early intervention. Through online videos, she has taught thousands of people how to use sign language to support a child’s language development.  She and Rachel discuss several topics, including how sign language and high-tech AAC can beRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: In this episode, Talking with Tech’s Lucas Steuber and Rachel Madel interview Ajit Narayanan of Avaz about his role as a pioneer of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in India, his new work in China, assistive technology for education, and the future of universal design.   We wantRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: Alex Pavtoulov and Ofir Harel of Olà Mundo join Rachel and Lucas to talk about Socky, a symbol-based two-way communication system for children with Autism as well as their parents and circle of support. The group also discusses social reciprocity in ASD and how to make therapy toolsRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: This week on TWT, Rachel interviews Alyssa Hillary Zisk! Alyssa is a graduate student in neuroscience who shares their experiences as an autistic adult who uses AAC part of the time to communicate.   Key ideas this episode:   🔑Some autistic adults experience intermittent or insufficient speech. 🔑SomeRead more

Click To Play Brought To You By: Rachel and Lucas discuss entrepreneurship and app development with Barbara Fernandes, CEO of SmartyEars, a company that has created over 60 apps for speech, language, and communication! Before the interview, Lucas and Rachel have a lively conversation about their experience starting a private practice, their reasons for doingRead more