This story has been translated into different formats: This article was produced in partnership with the Arizona Daily Star, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Emory Webster, ...

Physicians are being told to play a bigger role in ensuring that children with disabilities have access to needed augmentative and alternative communication technologies. In a clinical report out this ...

TUCSON (KVOA) - It’s been more than a year-long wait for some families to receive crucial devices to help their children with disabilities, who are non-verbal, be able to communicate. Imagine for a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - HEARD, or Handheld Educational Augmentative RFID Device, was named the top team and won $5,000 on Thursday (Dec. 10) at the sixth Schurz Innovation Challenge at Purdue. The ...

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses a range of strategies and technologies designed to support individuals with complex communication needs. These systems enable users to ...

Siskin Hospital announces that Holly Polino, SLP, is now a certified lingraphica technology specialist. The certification demonstrates proficiency in the use of the Lingraphica, an augmentative ...

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tobii Dynavox, the market leader in accessibility and communication solutions for individuals with disabilities, introduces the T7, a dynamic 7-inch touch screen tablet ...

Several years ago, a mother from the northeast region of the United States contacted me inquiring about helping her nonspeaking adolescent autistic son communicate. I listened to her description and ...

Read the original version of this story here. Emory Webster is 11 years old. She lives in Tucson. She has purple hair and a colorful attitude. She also has cerebral palsy. It is hard for people to ...

Claire Davies is a member of the Canadian Accessibility Network and collaborates with the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. She receives funding from the Government ...