Augmentative and Alternative Communication involves different communication methods that are used by people who can’t rely on their speech.

Fortunately, in post-acute care, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) steps in to close the gap, ensuring residents’ voices are not just heard but understood.

AAC is any strategy or tool used to supplement speech, from pointing at pictures in a communication notebook to selecting symbols in a specialized app on an electronic tablet.

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An AAC device can be used in many situations: at home with siblings and family, in a classroom for learning, or out in public, such as in a store or at a playground. Augmentative communication ...

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Strategies and tools that assist individuals with communication impairments by providing non-verbal or supplementary means to convey messages.

Communication is meeting recreation this month during a summer camp for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who use special devices to express themselves.

Weinberg said, "We need to enhance expressivity in AAC communication, and more generally, enable people with speech impairments to fully engage in conversations and flourish in society." ...