October is AAC Awareness Month! Ms. Ritter used her AAC device to start morning announcements for students on Monday 10/12!

AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. It includes all the ways people communicate besides using their spoken voice.

We all use AAC sometimes such as when we wave hello, give a thumbs-up, smile, or shrug our shoulders.

For some people, other types of AAC are needed to help them communicate. Some may use sign language. Others may point to pictures. Other people may have a high-tech speech-generating device such as a tablet with a communication app on it; it will speak for them when they select words or pictures by touch or eye gaze.

People of all ages use AAC. Augmentative and Alternative Communication is so important because everyone has something important to say, whatever form of communication it takes!