Through a $5 million grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, the ...

When a child doesn’t develop verbal communication skills, that doesn’t mean they will never communicate. Experts at UChicago Medicine share some facts. It’s a heartwarming experience to hear that ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A school in the Tucson Unified School District is providing a new tool for students with communicative disabilities to socialize on the playground. While many schools utilize ...

Speech generating devices (SGDs) may be funded using private health insurance, Medicare, and/or Medicaid. Medicaid is the provider of last resort, so funding must be sought through other funding ...

This June is the second anniversary of one of the most horrific and traumatic times of my life. After several weeks in the ICU and almost dying several times, I came home from the hospital with an ...

COLUMBIA - The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment received a grant for speech-generating devices that can help kids with autism and complex communication needs to express their needs and ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Have you heard of augmentative and alternative communication or AAC? It refers to all types of communication other than speech that people use to express their thoughts, needs, ...

Owen Duncan, 5, is autistic, non-verbal and has a global developmental delay. He needs an Augmentative and Alternative Communication device to communicate his wants and needs. The device is about ...

Bismarck Public Schools is rolling out “communication stations” — big, durable boards that have symbols and words — so kids ...