AAC Awareness Month 2023

It’s time to celebrate AAC Awareness Month! Keep the AAC momentum going so more people can have a voice. Here are 10 ways to make the most of this most amazing month!

Celebrate your AAC team

Every member of the team contributes to AAC success. Take a moment to celebrate all that you’ve accomplished so far. Your progress, no matter how small or big, is incredible! Acknowledge your wins this month with personal notes or a group treat.

Help your AAC learners feel special

Your AAC learners will feel more connected in your classroom when you read and share books that feature characters who communicate with an AAC device just like they do. Check out this list of picture books and expand your library.

Explore an AAC vocabulary

• Do you know the history of WordPower®?
• Curious about Canadian French TouchChat®?
• Wonder how Communication Journey: Aphasia helps someone after a stroke?
• Intrigued by LAMP Words for Life®-VI?

Simmer on a specialized AAC topic

Make the most of AAC Awareness Month with 50% off Minspeak Academy October Webinars. Register for one of three online, instructor-led webinars taught by experienced clinicians and broaden your professional knowledge of specialized topics in the field of AAC. Use code OCTWEB50 at checkout to apply the discount.

Shop the AAC app sale

Purchase one of PRC-Saltillo’s industry-favorite apps – TouchChat, LAMP Words for Life, and Dialogue® AAC – during the Biggest AAC App Sale of the Year! Apps are half price for just one week: October 11-17. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to have AAC on your iOS device!

Take an AAC class

Here are a few live instructor-led online classes offered in October—a little something for everyone. View all the October classes by selecting calendar view on AAC Learning Journey.

• October 10 & 11 – Now You’re Talking: Learning the Unity® Language System
• October 21 – LAMP at Home: A Webinar for Parents
• October 23 - Be a Star with Aided Language Input
• October 26 - New to TouchChat? Let Us Help

Enjoy core conversations with your students

Talk with your students using familiar words. Visit the AAC Language Lab to download free curriculum resources and engage your students with new academic content using core words.

Register for an assistive tech conference

We hope to see you in Minneapolis for the 41st annual Closing The Gap Conference October 11-13! Visit booth #403 to test drive communication devices, ask our consultants your toughest questions, and spin the wheel to win!

Create an AAC voice

Personalize an AAC solution even further by creating a voice yourself or with the support of a loved one. Learn more about this opportunity available through The Voice Keeper™. This service is free to PRC-Saltillo clients. There’s a nominal fee to help a child successfully create a voice.

Consider a career bringing voices to people worldwide

PRC-Saltillo is hiring at our headquarters in Wooster, Ohio. View openings and apply!