Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses a range of strategies and technologies designed to support individuals with complex communication needs. These systems enable users to ...

Communication is one of the most important aspects of life, yet many of us take it for granted. Those with complex communication needs (CCN) secondary to different neurological conditions and/or ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Early childhood is a critical period for language development. For children with complex communication needs, support and training during this period of life can be essential ...

Sherri Tennant was working three jobs when she had an idea; one that could bring the jobs together in a project to benefit Denver youth with complex communications needs due to a variety of medical ...

Acadiana children with diverse communication needs now have a new way to play thanks to the work of an 11-year-old Girl Scout. Luna Bowles led the effort to build an augmentative and alternative ...

FOR THE DEAF HAS BEEN OPENING DOORS TO COMMUNICATION. TODAY, THE SCHOOL HAS TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS SERVING STUDENTS FROM AGE 3 TO 22. SO CHILDREN CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION IS FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE COMPLEX ...

Jeff Higginbotham, professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences and director of the Communication and Assistive Device Laboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences, has ...

Physicians are being told to play a bigger role in ensuring that children with disabilities have access to needed augmentative and alternative communication technologies. In a clinical report out this ...

Access to education, health and care plans (EHCPs) – which hundreds of thousands of children currently benefit from – is set to change, as part of the government’s overhaul of the special educational ...