Fire Prevention Week was originally established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This huge fire killed more than 250 people a...
iOS 8: Problem With Japanese Keyboard
A number of users have found that updating to iOS 8 makes the Japanese keyboard non-functional. A possible fix for this is to reset the key...
How to get the most from your textbook -- a Crank It Up digital slideshow presentation
Here is a link to the slideshow presentation I gave at today's Crank It Up workshop at VIU.
OS X: New Mongolian Keyboard Layout
Thanks to Mukhbayar Batkhuu there is a new Mongolian Cyrillic keyboard layout for OS X available at Mongollian Keyboard for Mac Another one ...
Workshop in the Writing Centre
At 1.00 today (Monday) , in the Writing Centre, Daniel Burgoyne, Writing Centre tutor, Chair of English, Co-author of "Academic Writi...
Let’s All Communicate - Teaching Core Words to AAC Users
September is almost over. It’s been a fun “free communication board” month and it seems like lots of you have enjoyed the boards. I have t...
"Someone" and "they"
The reputable Economist magazine takes a stand and supports it. According to their language blogger, it is acceptable to write, "I...
Saudi Day Celebration in Nanaimo
A great opportunity to enjoy the sun and fun and engage in some cross cultural networking. Nanaimo Events | Saudi National Day (A Celebratio...
3rd Party Keyboards for iOS 8
3rd Party keyboards are becoming available for iOS 8. This article has one list. If readers come across any which are useful for languages ...
New Keyboards and System Languages in iOS 8
Apple has added keyboards for English (India), Bengali, Filipino, Marathi, Slovenian, and Urdu in the new version of iOS released 9/17/14....
iPhone 6 Language Support
From Tech Specs published 9/17/14: Language support English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hon...
Question It Featured
Here's a great email I just received: We just launched Common Sense Media’s updated Power UP Special Needs and Learning Difficulties...
Don’t Talk with Your Mouth Full - Not a Problem for AAC Users - with a FREE Snack-Time Communication Board
Almost everyone uses snack time for communication. Keeping kids motivated by food is not often a problem. And for as much as we’ve tried t...
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Coming Soon ... Crank It Up at VIU
Friday, September 26th 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. CRANK it up! is a FREE, one day conference designed to provide you with opportunity to gain or im...
Shall We Exercise? A FREE Communication Board for Physical Activities and APE
You may have noticed that in many preschool programs the speech-language pathologist teams up with the O.T. and/or P.T. for therapy time. ...
The Writing Centre at VIU
The Writing Centre at VIU can be extremely helpful plus has a great roster of workshops happening this semester. Check it out when you are...
Greetings and Welcome Back
Greetings to new Vancouver Island University students and welcome back for continuing students. We hope you had an enjoyable summer. ...
September 6 is National Read a Book Day - Take a FREE Communication Board to the Library
I have decided to devote September to creating some free picture communication boards for various school activities. So, to celebrate Read ...
Are Your AAC Users Ready for a New School Year?
The start of another school year means, for me, another opportunity to make sure that nonverbal and minimally verbal students have robust aa...
Fonts and Keyboards for Greek/Coptic Scholars
OS X users needing special notation and characters for work involving ancient Greek or Coptic texts may be interested in the set of fonts an...
Getting Kids Ready for Back to School
Back to school transition time can be stressful for typical kids. It can be especially stressful for kids with special needs. Transit...
What I Did This Summer: How Will Students with Communication Disorders Answer This?
Every September (or insert your start date here) students around the country have, for years, written the dreaded What I Did Over Summer Vac...
OS X: Assigning Default Language Keyboard to Apps
If you have a need to have particular apps always use the same input source, AutoKeyboard is designed to do that: http://www.macupdate.com/a...
Speech-Language Pathologists: Gear Up to Meet Common Core State Standards!
Believe it or not, back to school time is here. Some districts I know are already back. Amazing in the heat of summer. Others don’...
Do You Need Some More Summer Language Fun?
I have a few language games that I have always recommended to parents and teachers alike. They’re great for car rides, waiting in doctors’...
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