First-person accounts
A discussion with non-speakers, families and experts in Alternative and Augmented Communication methods (AAC)
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=762966285288414
Spellers & Allies advocacy group. This is a great one to join to advocate for the needs and rights of nonspeaking people whether you’re a speaker, speller or both https://i-asc.org/advocacy/
Danny With Words: Danny Whitty’s activism and blogs are so insightful, All Our Brave Hearts is definitely in my top 3 podcasts https://dannywithwords.com/
Mod Squad – a group of three (3) dynamic multi-modality communicators who are dispelling myths, driving change and doing it with panach https://modsquad4access.com/
How AAC users like to be talked about https://www.assistiveware.com/blog/how-to-talk-about-aac?
Panel discussion with AAC users and alternative communicators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evew8BCW3_E
Resources for services and communication
Quirk Thrives With Noah: Mentorship and consultancy by Noah, a nonspeaking autistic person https://quirkthrives.com/services
A thoughtful blog about access to communication – communication equity https://montgomerycal.wordpress.com/2020/07/15/the-first-tendrils-of-communication/
Introduction to AAC https://justkeepstimming.com/2019/12/27/all-about-aac/
Want to get access to communication? Start here: https://i-asc.org/new-nonspeakers-families/
Lots of information about Spelling to Communicate and AAC
https://acecentre.org.uk/
Understanding the role of Communication Regulation Partners (CRPs)
https://i-asc.org/nurturing-authentic-communication-with-responsibility-and-respect/
Research on the impact of access to communication https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1092-4388(2006/021)
Research review on using AAC as a speaking autistic adult. I have an AAC app on my phone for the times I can’t communicate with spoken words.
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2018.0007
Interested in becoming an S2C practitioner? Find out more here: https://i-asc.org/training/