{"id":46,"date":"2024-11-24T08:10:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:30:58","slug":"augmentative-and-alternative-communication-aac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/augmentative-and-alternative-communication-aac\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)<\/strong> encompasses tools to assist individuals with limited or non-verbal communication. AAC can range from low-tech options like Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to high-tech solutions such as smartpads for communication. These devices enhance communication by supplementing or replacing spoken language, enabling users to share their thoughts, needs, and feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAC promotes independence, social interaction, and participation in daily activities and plays a significant role in behavioral interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" style=\"width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-2048x1481.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8555-124x90.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There are many types of augmentative alternative communication on pads. Users can type their messages or choose from pre-set images. Some smart pads also support language switching to support multilingual communication.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-1024x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-1536x799.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-2048x1066.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/04\/IMG_8556-160x83.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This type of communication device allows users to customize images, record messages in their voice, and optionally connect an external switch for easier selection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) encompasses tools to assist individuals with limited or non-verbal communication. AAC can range from low-tech options like Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to high-tech solutions such as smartpads for communication. These devices enhance communication by supplementing or replacing spoken language, enabling users to share their thoughts, needs, and feelings. AAC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":265,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/atlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}