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05/02/2026

Do you prefer to sit in the sun, or sit in the shade?

A new conversation-starter for you!

04/25/2026

What's something you like to draw when you're bored?

Becca has a new conversation-starter this week! You can use it to chat with an AAC user or anyone else, or just answer it for yourself!

For me, I like to doodle little cartoon dragons. I started drawing them in high school and they're still fun for me sometimes.

04/17/2026

Would you rather go to Disneyland or the beach? Another conversation starter from Becca!

If you know an AAC user, you can use this prompt to start a chat, or just answer it for yourself!

04/13/2026

Going through AAC in the Cloud proposals.. happy to report we got plenty of proposals for AAC-user-targeted sessions! (a little low on family-oriented proposals, but that we can work with).

04/11/2026

What's a fun T-shirt you like to wear?

A new conversation starter you can use to chat with an AAC user, or anyone else!

The State of AAC, a look back at the last year in AAC, is now live! Everything from Barbie to BCI gets a mention. We hop...
04/10/2026

The State of AAC, a look back at the last year in AAC, is now live! Everything from Barbie to BCI gets a mention. We hope this can help raise awareness about AAC, how it benefits so many people, and how we can choose to improve it as a communication support. Link in the first comment.

04/04/2026

Do you have an Easter treat that you really like? Becca has a new conversation starter for anyone to answer. If you know any AAC users, it might be a good topic to ask them about!

03/28/2026

Do you have a favorite thing about spring? Becca has a new conversation-starter for you! If you know an AAC user you could strike up a conversation,.or answer it for yourself.

For me, I love seeing the first flowers bloom. I just think it's something special every year.

03/20/2026

Are you good at growing things? Becca has a birthday question for y'all! It could be a great conversation starter if you talk to an AAC user, or anyone else!

For me, I don't have much luck growing things inside. Outside if I can get a watering timer I'm good, but the indoor stuff just never works for me.

03/16/2026

Stop and listen to AAC users! ❤️ Speech devices and other AAC take a *lot* more work than natural speech. You have to gather your thoughts, translate them into available words, remember the process of choosing those words, deal with more interruptions than mouth-speakers, and not lose track of where you were in your sentence.

And that's not even counting any brain fog, body movements, cognitive deficits, physical discomfort, etc. that many people with disabilities are also juggling. When someone uses AAC, take it seriously!

If you know someone who could use AAC, don't think of it as giving up on speech, it's a lot more like an armpit crutch that everyone's happy to drop if they ever don't need it anymore. In the meantime it gives them a more comfortable foundation to build upon.

Internal monologue voiced by Becca's sister! ❤️

Got any questions for Becca about her process of communication? Ask in the comments!

Becca says she doesn't think in computer-voice, her inner monologue sounds like her natural voice.

She also says she doesn't think in only words from her speech device. Which makes sense, her exposure to language is a lot broader than what her device can speak.

If you use AAC, I hope you can feel like it's worth it! It can take a lot of work, but being heard and understood is important in expanding your autonomy over time. Setting goals for yourself, like to start using a new word, can help you keep making progress.

03/14/2026

What's your favorite green flavor, mint or lime? That's Becca's discussion starter this week for AAC users and anybody else that would like to answer!

I'm partial to the third green flavor, sour apple, but between those two I'd pick mint every time! Except toothpaste-flavor-mint which doesn't belong on desserts ever 😂.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

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