A conversation with a man who has been an AAC user since the 1980’s.
Read MoreCommunication between provider and patient is a crucial component of quality care which is why extra thought and planning need to be arranged for augmentative and alternative communicators.
Read MoreThe internet has swung the door wide open for alternative and augmentative communication users, yet often the creative use of these tools is never introduced. It’s time to expand how AAC users maximize devices as well as how to navigate online communities that they now have access to via AAC.
Read MoreMany AAC users are dependent upon others to program language onto their device. Despite what research shows regarding common language in various age groups, it is common practice to censor slang, slurs, and swearing even for adults.
Read MoreA partial AAC user shares the stigma she often experiences when choosing AAC over her spoken voice despite how AAC makes her more communicative.
Read MoreOften, AAC is used for nothing more than to make requests. While requesting wants and needs is important, AAC can offer much more to complex communicators and those who wish to know them.
Read MoreMost adult supports are chosen via eligible providers on HCBS waiver lists. However, some states have been toying with a new method that offers more flexibility and choice.
Read MoreConservatorship has long been the route to providing supports to disabled individuals with they turn 18. However, a new option called supported decision is an alternative that supports the person in making their own decisions rather than giving up rights through the conservatorship option.
Read MoreGeege Taylor, who you may know from the reality TV show Leave it to Geege, joins Kim for a reflective chat. They both have been parenting autistic children for over 18 years and have a list of things they feel they did really well as well as a few things they would have done differently.
Read MoreSeasons of extreme stress can be expected and it is important for care providers to respect the impact that stress has on the body. This episode is an intimate share about a two year period of time that the family was operating in survival mode and how they made it out the other side. Joining the conversation is Mary Susan McConnell. Kim and Mary Susan swap stories and strategies that have supported their caregiving journeys.
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