For many of the students I work with, focusing on learning to write with traditional writing tools (pens, pencils, crayons, etc) can be a barrier in their writing development. Traditional writing tools are a physical barrier for many, due to the motor control required. For some students, having to hold pens and pencils is a
This morning the Australian AAC Community attending the 2025 AGOSCI Conference was both educated and challenged by the fabulous Jordyn Zimmerman. Jordyn’s speech engaged us, both emotionally and intellectually – and I know that many of us fell more than a little in love with her passion, her intellect and her skills as an orator.
This is a long blog post – if you would rather read it offline or have a copy of it, you can download it as a PDF below. Literacy and Individuals with Significant Disabilities Evidence is clear that children with intellectual and developmental disability can gain meaningful literacy skills with explicit instruction (Allor et al.,
Free Online Session: Phonics Implementation with People Who Need AAC: What Does the Evidence Base Say?
Edited to add: This session filled up much faster than we expected! We will record the session and share it via this website afterwards. As shared back in March this year, Nick Drover and I were delighted to present a session about phonics implementation, and the evidence base with people who need AAC, at this
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