By Emily Gabrielle, AAC Education & Resources Consultant  Liberator UK Language for learning – finding the balance curriculum and communication. A time of optimism One of the most joyous moments of any consultant’s role is when you set up new device for an individual- especially if the individual has...

By Jeremy Legaspi, CCC-SLP LAMP Words for Life VI evolved out of a need for a robust and consistent language system for the visually impaired population. Early intervention with this population typically utilizes real objects or large tactile cards to represent language. This is a great starting point and typically gets ch...

For twelve-year-old Kyleigh Kramlich, it was more than an honor to lead the flag ceremony for her Girl Scout troop and recite the Pledge of Allegiance and Girl Scout promise – these were personal accomplishments of a very unique kind. Diagnosed at age two with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and dystonia, Kylei...

By Merryn Horsfall, Speech-Language Pathologist (B.SpPath) AAC Consultant Liberator Australia In my role as a Speech Pathologist & AAC Consultant with Liberator in Australia, I regularly have the privilege of visiting education settings where professionals are supporting the implementation of speech-generating devices ...

By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hi there.  My name is Kim Vuong, and I’m from Long Beach, Calif. Some of you know me already from my role as an ambassador for PRC, which I’ve been doing for the past 10 years. I’ve written blogs for AAC in the past, but now I’m going to be doing it on a more ...

by Dan Mills, M.Ed We often hear of speech therapists being asked to program pages in a speech device for this lesson or that activity. This programming can become very time-consuming and it is hard to keep up with a fast paced curriculum. Many people don’t realize that all they really need is the core vocabulary (...