AAC in the Cloud

When it comes to new skills practice is necessary for proficiency. Consent is no different. When supporting students with multiple disabilities and/or complex communication needs, who may not have bodily autonomy, this need is amplified. In this presentation we will discuss how to teach consent across educational settings.

In this session, we’ll discuss the research and design principles that contribute to the creation of a complete language and literacy ecosystem for AAC. We'll talk about the development and use of Core First, our symbol-based communication system. Next we'll address communication partner training and the creation of Pathways, a free companion app that allows you to identify the needs of each AAC user and then establish priorities for engagement and growth. Finally, we learn about how we built the Core First Learning curriculum to leverage language success and literacy development with hundreds of books, activities, and lesson plans.

Understand how to set up and customise combinations of face gestures that a person can use to access Predictable. Recipes are then linked to spoken messages. This opens up access for people with limited movements, who can isolate movements of eyes, mouth or eyebrows.