Choice Making with Complex Communication Challenges

Students need options. They need many opportunities to make choices about numerous aspects of their lives throughout their day, every day, even when they have complex communication challenges.





Active participation can be difficult for children who face severe multiple disabilities. As Linda Burkhart says, "They cruise through the day as a passive passenger, never needing to pay

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AAC and Literacy

Talksense believes that "it is NOT individuals who fail to develop communication skills but, rather, (significant) others who fail to teach the individual to communicate. Too often are practices observed in schools (and beyond) that would stifle the best of us had we been in such a situation. It is a similar problem with literacy, individuals do not fail to acquire at least some of the basic

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Introducing AAC

New to AAC? Let's learn together!


Picture Communication Symbol from Boardmaker

AAC stands for "Augmentative and Alternative Communication." AAC, is a term that is used to describe various methods of communication that can help people who are unable to use verbal speech to communicate. AAC can benefit a wide range of individuals, from a beginning communicator to a more sophisticated

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Universal Design for Learning and the Common Core

Wordle from Howard-Winn Tech Blog