While school staff are busy wrapping their minds around the end of summer and getting ready for back to school time, and parents are frantic...
Genuine Communication. Is There an App for That?
As I mentioned briefly last week, there are many AAC apps available in the iTunes store. I have given up counting them. I gave up somewher...
OS X: Typing Lepcha/Róng
Lepcha is a minority language of the Himalayas which has its own script. A newly developed OS X kit for this language can be obtained at ht...
OS X: ABC Extended Keyboard Layout Capabilities
Apple’s ABC Extended keyboard layout ((formerly called "US Extended") lets you type a vast number of accented and other special la...
Top Reasons Why an iPad is an Effective AAC Device - AND Why It’s Not
In my last post I talked about the dedicated AAC devices that are available in the market. I alluded to the fact that the number of these d...
Intersession Week 12 - Events and Services
As our summer intersession prepares to wraps up, final assignments and essays will soon be due. Make sure to book your appointments in adva...
What are the Top 3 AAC Device Manufacturers?
With seemingly everyone using iPads with AAC apps these days, you might think there aren’t any dedicated SGD (speech generating devices) sti...
OS X: Typing Cantonese
Apple’s Chinese input methods for OS X do not yet include one for Cantonese. Users who need that can check out these options: +RIME +OpenVa...
How Do You Plan to Model AAC?
Apologies to any of you who missed me last week. I just never managed to get a post written. I’m healing well enough (albeit a bit behind o...
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Weekly Updates for Intersession 2016, Week 9 [June 27th - July 1st]
Here are the services and events for week 9.
iOS 10: New Language Features
According to reports, iOS 10, to be released later this year, will include: +New Reference Dictionaries: Danish, Traditional Chinese, Dutch...
Taking AAC to the Beach? Dive Right In!
School is out and summer fun is in. Your AAC user might not be getting the same level of intervention during the summer as (s)he gets durin...
3-Tiered Plan for Managing the Cognitive Load
A number of years ago I heard Karen Erickson speak about managing the cognitive load for students who have multiple challenges. She created...
Matthew Finlayson is Back in English Language Support June 20th
Term A is ending and Term B/June semester is beginning June 20th. This means Matthew will be doing English Language Support in the Writing C...
How to Book MBA/PMBA Appointments Tutorial
Some students were having trouble booking appointments for MBA/PMBA English Support. So, I made a tutorial to help and you can find it on ou...
The #1 Top Reason Why Stories Are Important
If you follow this blog, you know I often talk about developing narrative skills in kids in order to improve their conversational skills, li...
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