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I was hearing from another clinician about how much run-around she has been getting from Medicaid for augmentative communication devices. It's a shame, really. On the one hand, I see devices provided to people based on the flimsiest of evidence, with little or no trial work done. Those devices sit in closets gathering dust. On the other hand, people who have effectively used the technology, proven both their need and their ability to use it (for sometimes years), are getting rejected.

http://aacornfarm.org/

AACORN FARM | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Special Needs Community

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD2JyJZJ4a4

The Speech-to-Speech Advocacy Group Wishes You Happy Holidays! 2013 Accomplishments and 2014 Goals Speech Communication Assistance by Telephone, Inc. (501c3) Improving Telephone Access for People with Speech Disabilities...

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/AAC/

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Information on what Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is, what types there are, and organizations to contact.

http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/

AAC-RERC - Spread the Word The AAC-RERC is a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center that functions as a collaborative research group dedicated to the development of effective AAC technology. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) refers to ways (other than speech) that are used to send a message from one person…