Hi Valerie, Thank you for the feedback. I registered for teh free CD. I checked the product your son uses but my son cannot use samething like that. It has to...
Hello Pam I am not an expert just a parent and I wanted to gove you my perspective. I totally agree on the interaction being the key to the communication....
Ms. Nelson, nobody in this world is getting rich by selling communication devices, these companies put everything into R&D. I have some excellent friends as...
Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself... I'm a coordinator for a group called the "Communication Mentors' Network of Northcentral PA" -- we're currently...
I definitely see your point! Also it is unfortunate that the AAC device lending libraries are within state lines only. Hopefully that will change and they will...
Hi Jess, I am in PA as well, in Schuylkill County. I would love to find out more about your group as I sit on the United Cerebral Palsy, now called Avenues,...
Susan, An interesting addition to your project would be for you to only be able to communicate via your device for 24 hours, after you had programmed it. That...
Many, if not most devices can be funded through your insurances, however, there are limits -- I supported a gentleman to get a device & his insurance denied it...
Each state has lending libraries that are available -- an inititive on assistive technology that is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Education,...
Can anyone recommend on line programs, education, for aac use - more than how to use a device, a tool is a tool, i am more interested to learn about ...
Keep in mind that companies not only have R&D costs, but also the costs for people to help with funding processes to ensure people get the needed devices,...
Gretchen, Could you please share the detaile IEP goals again. I did not see them prior. Philip has alot of motor issues and also will not do at school what...
Claire, My husband too has programed until he doesn't want to deal with it anymore.Does your child also use auditory scanning? We have another problem with our...
The AAC Institute offers on-line training. www.aacinstitute.org Robin ... From: Cynthia Crosby <immdm222@...> To: PACT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 1 May...
Hi, Rose-Marie I'm not sure why you think interstate lending will help. Is this because the system you want to try isn't available locally? All agencies...
I failed to mention the loan being free of change -- you can also be loaned devices via the manufactures, but as Adam did point out, there is a fee involved --...
Hi, Jess. I so wish you guys had been around when I was trying to get help for one of my students in Harrisburg. We were really close to getting a device,...
I'm not sure that anybody but Pam, and maybe Betsy, remember this... but right after I joined the list, I had to do that for my graduate school class on AAC....
umass definitely has not developed aac resources, i have heard that simmons coll and fitchburg state in mass have developed expertise, as has south conn state ...
Hi Varinia - Sometimes, the absolute complexity of AAC makes simplified statements absurd. You're right. The technology and access is critically important....
Well its time for me to boast about Natasha's skills again - always growing! Two things: I wanted to take Natasha to a British Tea (those of you might recall I...
Pam, Your insight is NEVER feeble. You inspire me. Mary W BTW...when reading Pam's posts you have to insert a very measured, thoughtful sounding voice as if...
In response to training ideas--I've listed the info for the Summer Seminars on Literacy in AAC given by Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver. It's not online...
Congratulations!!! We love the DV4 and it would take a lot to get me to agree to change devices. I understand Dynavox and I like the people there. Mary W ...
... Simmons College! That is what I was thinking of. I know a few people that have completed their assistive technology program. I don't know much about it,...
Hi Pam, I see now your point. I just joined a week ago and I am almost new to this field. The reason I joined this group is to find out more about AAC. How old...
Varinia et al ZYGO sells a voice switch, a sound switch, and radio switches. They have not been added to our web site yet. If you are in the U.S. or Canada,...
Hi, Varinia! That is the beauty of the Super Auggie with RJ's software; you can use the screen as a switch in cause and effect and other switch programs. My...
Does anyone know if I "home -school" my child, will the school continue letting me use the laptop and communication devices that my son now uses at school and...
