My other two children program the device with personalized words and phrases so my son can express himself and feel connected to his family. ... “AAC devices are incredibly important,” Desi says.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Finding their voice: Electronic devices help nonverbal kids. ... It is a nonverbal autistic child stalling the start of a therapy session, the way young children find excuses to put off bedtime.