There are many ways to communicate. Vocal language, sign language, and body language are a few methods we use to share our ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- A UNC professor known for helping children with complex disabilities that leave them unable to ...

And, there are high-tech options, too. AAC devices can include an app on an iPad or tablet that is used as a speech-generating device. When children with apraxia of speech or other disorder can learn ...

AAC devices generally belong to one or more of the following three categories: ... One of the main benefits of adopting AAC techniques for autistic children is that it helps them communicate.

AAC Camp is an accessible camp for children with disabilities who use speech-generative devices to communicate. "It's a small world, but it makes it feel less small," Smit said.

For people with little or no speech, literacy is a critical skill that opens up much more of the world, according to Jessica Caron, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders at ...

Learning can happen through an AAC device for students with communicative disabilities. At Borton Elementary, a new tool is now helping students with communicative disabilities in socializing.

Ackerman said the AAC device is his way of communicating and many nonverbal people use them as their 'voice.' It's a device that nearly 2 million people use nationwide. However, it's not only ...