Augmentative Communication: Home & Community

As I stated in my last post, communication demands are different at home and in the community than in a classroom.  A student’s augmentative device can still be used to meet these demands, though!

Here is one resource to check out: I Can Cook Too!  It includes recipes for families to make together, specifically targeting the augmentative communicator at home.  The Internet has great resources to find out various ways to incorporate an AAC device seamlessly into home and community life. 

Another resource for parents: teachers!  Since the student’s teachers and professionals should all be trained on the device, they could help generate ideas of implementation.

Using AAC at home