October is AAC Awareness Month, so I thought it was a perfect time to revisit my interview with Rachel Madel! Rachel is a speech/language pathologist and is a leading voice in the realm of Augmentative and Alternative Communication or AAC. In this episode, Rachel and I chat about AAC, modeling without expectation, and multimodal communication. You are going to want to share this episode with all of your colleagues. Let’s jump in!
In this episode, Rachel Madel and I talk about:
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The definition of AAC
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Modeling without expectation
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Presuming competence
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Why kids don’t have to “prove they are ready” for AAC
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Different types of AAC
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How to get “buy-in” with AAC
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