Everyone
has something to say.
AAC is not only for those who do not speak. It is for anyone who needs support to communicate. Pictograms, boards, speech devices. AAC opens ways to communicate that did not exist before.
1%
of the population need AAC to communicate. Over 450,000 people in Spain.
CEAPAT · ASHA, 2020
0-3 years
es la ventana crítica para implementar la CAA. No retrasa el habla — la estimula.
Beukelman y Light, 2020
3x
más rápido aprende a comunicarse un niño con CAA bien implementada frente a uno sin apoyos.
Kleinert et al., 2023 · ASHA
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An introduction to AAC
What AAC is, who it is for and how to start. Without the jargon.
ARASAAC and pictograms
El mayor banco de pictogramas del mundo. Gratuito. En español.
AAC apps and technology
Desde apps gratuitas hasta dispositivos de alta tecnología. La CAA se ha democratizado.
Putting it to work at school and at home
AAC works when everyone around the student uses it, not just the student.
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News
In their own words.
🇬🇧 Reino Unido
“Being unable to communicate is the deepest disability. Giving someone a voice gives them a world.”
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicist. He used an AAC device for over thirty years, and with that voice explained the secrets of the universe to the world.
Bibliography
- Beukelman, D. & Light, J. (2020). Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs (5ª ed.). Paul H. Brookes.
- Bondy, A. & Frost, L. (1994). The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Focus on Autistic Behaviour.
- ASHA — American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2020). Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Practice Portal.
- Kleinert, J. et al. (2023). Access to communication for students with complex needs. ASHA.
- ARASAAC (Gobierno de Aragón). Portal Aragonés de la Comunicación Aumentativa y Alternativa: sistema pictográfico.
- CAST (2024). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines, version 3.0.
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