Getting to the Core - S3E4 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that “communication” encompasses so much more than language we speak, hear, or read. While language is one form of communication, humans communicate in numerous other ways with their body, eyes, hands, sounds, actions, and more.

“AAC, or Augmentative and Alternative Communication, refers to any form of communication that we use. So not just our mouth words. It could be our gestures…It encompasses forms of communication that supplements or replaces spoken language,” says Pam Cunningham, an Assistive Technology Consultant at Wayne RESA. Pam, joined by Amber Wade and Laura Begley, also Assistive Technology Consultants, helps us understand this simple, yet important concept on Wayne RESA’s podcast, Getting to the Core.

October is AAC Awareness Month, so we hope you will join us as Pam, Laura and Amber describe the ever-important role of assistive technology in ensuring Wayne County students are heard, understood and supported to their fullest potential.

Wayne County school staff interested in learning more about how the Wayne RESA Assistive Technology Team (WATT) can provide consultation and equipment for students can visit our website where they can also contact WATT to begin a consultation.