AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION

(AAC) SERVICES

Empowering Communication for Your Child

Unlocking Communication: The Power of AAC Devices

Unlock your child’s ability to express love, joy, and curiosity with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solutions. Designed for children whose speech development is delayed or who are limited to a few words, AAC devices empower them to communicate effectively, bridging the gap caused by expressive communication disorders. These innovative speech-generating devices not only supplement or replace speech impairments but also enable your child to articulate wants, needs, thoughts, and emotions clearly. Through AAC, your child gains a voice, ensuring their ideas and feelings are heard and understood.

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Finding the right AAC device can feel overwhelming.

AAC can range from low technology to complex, high technology so you will need a team of experts to help. The UCP AAC team, made up of a speech language pathologist, occupational therapist and/or physical therapist, will provide an evaluation, positioning and access recommendations, trialing of devices and training on how to use speech devices. To provide the opportunity to trial different devices prior to purchase, UCP will work with AAC vendors to try different speech generating devices, mounting systems, access switches and positional aids to determine what would be best for your child. UCP AAC team works with many different vendors and will help families get additional training and support from vendors following an evaluation.

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Do you want to know more? Here are some resources to learn about AAC.

AAC for Families

Pathways.org