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NWACS Newsletter - January 2023

We sent the January 2023 NWACS Newsletter to our mailing list this week. If you missed it, check it out at the link below!

Read the January Newsletter here.

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Let's Talk AAC: The Right to Have Clear, Meaningful, and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Communications (Communication Right #15)

Welcome back to Let’s Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion. In this post, we talk about the right to have culturall

New on the NWACS Blog! As we wrap up December 2022, we are highlighting Right #15 of the Communication Bill of Rights: The right to have culturally and linguistically appropriate communications. 

From the blog:

"At its core, we all have a responsibility to confront our own biases and continually learn to do better by our AAC users, full stop. We have an obligation to respect and uphold their right to culturally and linguistically appropriate communication. And the entire Communication Bill of Rights."

Visit the blog to explore resources, strategies, and considerations for culturally and linguistically responsive AAC practices.

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Now THIS is how you adapt a curriculum for deaf-blindness! Nice work, Bartow Co SLPs! #slpeeps #augcomm #ashaigers #n2y

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Learning some "descriptive concepts" OR "playing with wind up toys." Kid directed therapy #ashaigers #augcomm

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Teamwork! Be your patient's friend and solve this communication challenge together. Amazing what a kid will do when he knows you have his back! #ashaigers #augcomm