When AAC Looks and Sounds Like You: How App Personalization Supports Communication and Identity Imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that you must use an app to communicate. The app you’re given gives you words for your basic needs. You can ask for something to...
The Role of AAC for Communication: Real Stories from Home, the Community, and Beyond I was working a shift in my role as a Speech Pathologist in an outpatient setting when I met Kevin for the first time. I learned that Kevin had experienced a stroke, had left-side...
Aphasia Communication Tools: Why the Right Fit Still Matters Years After Stroke June is Aphasia Awareness Month, a time when many people focus on educating the public about the communication disorder, which affects a person’s ability to speak, understand, read,...
AAC for Adults with Progressive Neurological Diseases: When the Conversation Changes Shape Consider how the same conversation might sound differently across time when one of the speakers has been diagnosed with a progressive neurological condition: One Conversation,...
AAC for Adults with Autism: When Simplicity Matters Most When it comes to helping people with communication issues, here’s something that doesn’t get said enough: Communication challenges don’t magically disappear when someone becomes an adult. The truth is, many...
AAC for Head and Neck Cancer Supporting Communication Before and After Surgery In my role as a Speech Language Pathologist and founder of APP2Speak, I’ve consulted with a number of people prior to surgery for head and neck cancer. These were people being proactive,...
