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AAC Awareness, 365

June 11, 2018 by Mary 3 Comments

Jess prefers to order for herself at restaurants

While traveling this weekend, we stopped at a Publix to pick up a few necessities. On our way out, a woman ran up to us, pointed to Jess’s iPad and asked, “ what is that?” For a split second, I thought she was just curious and then I realized, she knew it was an AAC device. Most people assume Jess’s iPad is for entertainment and they don’t realize it is her voice. 

Quickly, I gave her an overview::

  • Speak for Yourself can hold over 14,000 words and only has two layers.
  • Words are added as we use/need them.
  • Repeating a motor plan is how we remember where the words are.

Before the woman returned to work, I handed her Jess’s card. I wish I could have shared more.

This moment was a reminder that Jess needs to take her Talker everywhere.  AAC awareness is celebrated every October, however, in our house it is 365 days a year. You never know who you will meet and what a difference you can make.

 

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  1. Sharon Baer says

    June 12, 2018 at 10:04 am

    I love that you have the card! A family stayed at the hotel where I’ve been working and I wasn’t sure what their daughter’s diagnosis was so I asked and they gave me her card. She has Rett Syndrome. I was so excited to see how they were spreading awareness!

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    • Mary1991 says

      June 12, 2018 at 5:14 pm

      Actually, I got the idea from a Rett mother when I was at Closing the Gap 🙂

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  1. An Angelman Traveler Earns Her Wings on a Family Trip says:
    June 15, 2018 at 10:00 am

    […] After landing, we drove two and a half hours north to visit family and then backtracked one hour to our hotel. My husband and I chatted about the wedding and our plans for the next couple of days, while Jess chimed in the conversation (using her Talker) and complimented her father on his driving (in the rain) before asking the obligatory, “Are we there yet?” […]

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