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What a Shame…..
This article was anonymously submitted for publication by a practicing SLP who feels very strongly that we should educate ourselves about recognizing and using the power of AAC for all who can benefit. For those without sufficient verbal abilities, AAC provides a means of communicating information, thoughts, ideas, opinions, and emotions like the rest of us. To deny this right (or devalue it) is the real shame here…