Utah Center for AAC Excellence

As you progress on your AAC journey, you’ll learn how you can more effectively support AAC users and advocate for their inclusion. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to look for your next step, so we’ve included a list of external sites that can help you continue to deepen your ability to support AAC use.

Topics

• Self-Reflection Resources
• AAC Communities
• Handouts to Share
• External Sites
• Continuing Education Materials

Self-Reflection Resources

The Communication Partner Profile is a self-assessment form you can use to think through how you are doing as an AAC helper, and consider areas where you may need to improve. It is free and open to share. Typically the full assessment take around 15 minutes, but it is designed to be used by therapists, family members, aides, and anyone else who acts as a communication partner for someone that uses AAC.

AAC Communities

AAC - Alternative Awesome Communicators

AAC and Literacy

AAC Family Fun

AAC Through Motivate, Model, Move Out Of The Way

NWACS Family AAC Group

Ask Me, I’m An AAC User!
(note that this community has very specific rules that need to be followed before posting)

Handouts to Share

External Sites

PrAACtical AAC is a blog focused on various topics and strategies related to AAC.

Communication Workshop is an online collection of activitis, books and ideas to help implement core word strategies.

Talking With Tech AAC Podcast is an online weekly podcast focused on various AAC topics related to using technology to improve and facilitate communication. They also have a collection of discussions with AAC users to help highlight their perspectives.

Continuing Education Materials

See the Continuing Education page for more information.