TechTuesday: Introduction to Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) & Resources in Michigan
Channel: Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Date: 2024-03-22

Do you want to learn more about Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)? Do you need help accessing it for your child? Please join Caitlin Hurban, AAC Assistive Technology Specialist from MDRC's Michigan Assistive Technology Program and our partners from Michigan Alliance for Families, Alt+Shift, and Disability Rights Michigan to learn about AAC and accessing AAC for school aged children and infants/toddlers.

AAC means all of the ways that someone can communicate besides talking (e.g., facial expressions, gestures, pointing to pictures, spelling, writing, speech generating devices). "Augmentative" refers to communication methods used in addition to speech and "alternative" means communication methods used instead of speech. All methods or modalities of communicating are valid. In this presentation, we will be discussing AAC systems, including lite, mid, and high tech (usually speech generating) options.

The Michigan Assistive Technology Program (MATP) is a program of Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC); our work is by people with disabilities for people with disabilities and their allies. Our following mission is woven into everything we do: “MDRC cultivates disability pride and strengthens the disability movement by recognizing disability as a natural and beautiful part of human diversity while collaborating to dismantle all forms of oppression.” 


For more information about MDRC, please visit our website: https://mymdrc.org