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The NY Times listens to those who struggle to use their voice…
This goes out to Kara Lynn and her family. Kara Lynn is a mother. She is a mother who has ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease and struggles to use her natural voice to communicate. She is a mother to a son Aiden, who has Down Syndrome, who also struggles to use his voice to communicate. [...]
ABC News in DC: iPhone App Gives Voice to Those Without
iPhone App Gives Voice to Those Without
as seen on ABC News Channel 8 Washington, DC on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Read the background story on the News Channel 8 site.
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A Cub Scout and Proloquo2Go: Simple Things We Forget
Here Ryan is simply being a Cub Scout. Simple, but awesome is all I have to say! Go Ryan!
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Digital Books
I believe in good teaching, good research, and combining it with finding innovative ways to accomplish our goals. In this time of exponential possibility, getting back to basics and working from “good seed” so to speak, is always welcome. Here are some books to check out and share. Note: this is easy and fun to [...]
Professional Development DVDs! by Dr. Caroline Musselwhite
The professional development DVD series by Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite is a perfect way to provide training to educators, SLPs, and other people who support individuals with special needs.
These would be great for a professional development series in a school for the upcoming year or for learning over the summer. You can see samples of the [...]
A Reason to Become a Teacher or SLP
Lately, in such a good way, I feel pulled in so many directions, keeping family first, new friends, p2g, and last but not least, the PhD. With so much data coming at you, it can be hard to keep the ax sharp. Yet, there are times when someone tells you something and it pulls things [...]
AAC and speech are all parts of a total communication system that is fully individualized for the particular individual it serves
Rob,
I am so glad you addressed the incendiary issue put forth around speech and communication because it is a conversation worth having. I believe that as a field in general we have been overlooking a key missing link, how they connect.
Today has been a day where I have seen dreams move forward. Today a [...]
PRC Pictures (3,385 of them) Wow!
By Samuel Sennott
PRC
Did you know that you can freely download the Prentke Romich Company’s Picture set? Wow! That is a powerful tool to use and a powerful tool to share with parents and teachers.
Here is the info and links from the Prentke Romich Downloads section of their website. http://www.prentrom.com/downloads
PRC Pictures Hot! [...]
