Autonomy with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

Published: Mar. 11, 2022Updated: Oct. 29, 2024

The goal for any Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) user is for them to communicate to whoever, whenever, and however. While it's never a one path journey to get there, Speech Language Pathologist Ali Steers explains that the main goal of AAC is to provide the user with autonomy.

To learn more about AAC from parent-SLP dream team Lelah Coppedge and speech-language pathologist Ali Steers, go here!

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