If you've been on social media recently, you may have seen the hashtag #thegreatAACchallenge2019. Several other AAC bloggers have joined me in creating this ...

I love augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT). I've been working with users of these technologies for almost a decade...

Recently, my husband and I have had some big changes to our family. We traded in our snow boots for flip flops and moved from snowy Boston to sunny Florida! ...

Picture this: You move across the country - new apartment, new license, new job. Everything takes some getting used to, even your morning drive. You walk int...

Free continuing education in AAC! This week, Coughdrop (a wonderful AAC app made by the wonderful AAC dad, Brian Whitmer) is hosting its annual online confer...

Microsoft and Boardmaker teamed up to create a new picture dictionary Earlier this week, Microsoft’s OneNote Immersive Reader released an update to incorpora...

Last week, the AAC community suffered a great loss in the death of Professor Stephen Hawking. While he was primarily known for his work in mathematics and ph...

Yesterday, I accomplished the impossible. I got ALL of my progress reports done in one work day, while also seeing all of my students and going to meetings. ...

Technology saves my butt on a consistent basis. I've been consistently misplacing things since I was a child. While this isn't a diagnosed disability, it's ...

In my opinion, one of the most difficult concepts in our society is “normal.” We talk about it all the time. We compare ourselves and others to it constantly...

It was just after Thanksgiving break and I was giving my blog some necessary TLC with some updates when it all happened… My website screen turned entirely wh...

There’s a buzzword in the AAC community that you should know about: presumed competence. Get familiar with it, because it’s incredibly important that we unde...

Let’s be honest…. There’s a month to celebrate EVERYTHING these days. In October alone, I found at least 23 different things that you should be particularly ...

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” NO I’m not talking about the Christmas season, I’m talking about BACK TO SCHOOL!! It’s that moment where everyone...

FREE Information, AMAZING People CoughDrop is sponsoring an awesome, 2-day event for people from all over the world. For 2 days, people all of the world will...