Angela Moorad ~ AAC Consulting, OMazing Kids, LLC

AAC Feature Matching Resources (comparing features in AAC apps) + several videos comparing AAC apps across platforms (iPad, Android, Amazon Fire, Windows, Chromebook & Web-Based): bit.ly/5aacFeatureMat… or scan the QR code #AAC

New video: How to turn off Auditory Cues in GoTalk Now: youtu.be/vm80FLZHRkg?si…. This comes up pretty frequently when folks are encountering having to double tapping buttons in this app. #AAC

Sharing for those who have clients who want to use handwriting and have voice output. Here’s how well the FREE TypingTalk AAC app did with my handwriting and converting it to text to speech: youtu.be/2N7zBIAWi-Y?si…. #AAC

Jordyn Zimmerman calls for “a more user-centered design approach across the board—where AAC users are not merely participants, but leaders…” Free at doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Communica1st @ISAAC_AAC @NARICInfo

I encourage everyone to watch the Forget Me Not documentary and this episode of the @IfWeKnewThenPOD video podcast @fmndoc

Cool to see that the recent update for the Choiceworks app added full support for use in Split View. Here’s what that can look like beside an AAC app that also fully supports Split View. Note: Split View cannot be used in Guided Access since that locks the app into a single app

Blasko, Light, McNaughton, Williams & Zimmerman argue that ""people who need or use AAC must be leaders and co-creators in all activities that are about them or impact them" Free at @AACjourn doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Communica1st @ISAAC_AAC @NARICInfo

New blog post: AAC App Reliability & App Developer Trustworthiness: bit.ly/AACappReliabil…… #AAC

Check out my paper in the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Journal, Beyond access: the intersecting role of AAC, literacy, and technology. doi.org/10.1080/074346…

The LAMP WFL Partner Program for professionals now has the option to complete a FREE online course to fulfill the training requirement as an alternative to the paid trainings. lampwflapp.com/support/app-pa… #AAC

This FREE handout has been updated: Free Trials of Robust AAC Apps for Individuals (iOS, Android, Amazon, Windows), bit.ly/FreeRobustAACA… #AAC

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Patrick Regan (2025) is a leader for USSAAC, @ISAAC_AAC & @bridgesch00l. He describes “access challenges that I have experienced as someone who uses AAC, how my team and I have resolved them, and what challenges I face now.” Free doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Communica1st

David McNaughton, Lance McLemore and Tracy Rackensperger (2025) describe how new approaches to AAC can support societal participation Free at AAC journal doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Communica1st @ISAAC_AAC @NARICInfo @Cekter_Employmt @AACjourn

For people who need or use AAC, what are the external barriers to literacy learning? and how can future R&D better support literacy learning? Now free at the AAC journal doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Communica1st @ISAAC_AAC @NARICInfo @AACjourn #AAC_research

New FREE handout: 20 Free and Affordable Targeted Touch Apps for the iPad in 2025, bit.ly/TargetedTouchi… #iPad #AssistiveTech #AAC

This is why I donate to Lilly’s Voice. I invite you to do the same. So far they have provided over 500 AAC devices. #AAC instagram.com/reel/DK149wvRC… lillysvoice.org.

Bob Williams (2025) describes the need to “work together to bring about communication equity, not for the privileged few, but for all.” Now free at the AAC journal #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Communica1st @ISAAC_AAC @NARICInfo

New video: Options for Visual Timers in TD Snap: youtu.be/LEWgUWjYxbc?si…. Note: It is important to include the AAC user in decisions about what to add to their app. Visual Timers should be used in a supportive way…. NOT as a compliance tool. #AAC