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Welcome to The AAC Self-Study Course

CDAC

This course is adapted for Canada and based on:

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AAC Self-Study Course

This self-study program is for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and who want to:

  • Support young people who use AAC
  • Educate their communities about communication accessibility
Support young people who use AAC

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AAC Course

You will find information and resources for:

  • Communicating with people
  • Helping people solve problems
  • Finding information
  • Communication access rights
  • Participating on a committee
  • Making presentations
You will find information and resources for communicating

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About the Course

  • Parts 1- 3 are adapted from The Penn State University AAC Mentor Project at http://mcn.ed.psu.edu/~mentor/
  • Parts 4-6 are based on CDAC's Ontario AAC Leadership Program.
  • It may be useful for people living in other parts of the world.
It may be useful for people living in other parts of the world.

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What you will get

You get information about:

  • Supporting a young person who uses AAC
  • Supporting a parent of a child who uses AAC
  • Educating businesses and organizations in your community about communication rights
  • Participating on committees and making presentations
Information

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Supporting a young person

You can support a person by:

  • Assisting them when they have a problem
  • Providing a brain to pick, a shoulder to cry on and sometimes, when it is needed, a gentle "kick in the pants"
  • Being a role model, because you have "been there" and experienced similar things

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Supporting a parent

You can support a parent of a child who uses AAC by:

  • Offering encouragement
  • Sharing your personal stories, successes and sometimes, frustrations
  • Helping them to find resources and services to help prepare their child for adulthood
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Informing disability service providers and students

You can educate service providers and students about:

  • Using AAC in real life situations
  • Helpful approaches when providing services for people who use AAC
  • Ways to improve services for people who use AAC
gathering of AAC users

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How does the course work?

  • The course is entirely self-directed
  • There is no instructor or assignments
  • You can move through the lessons at your own pace
  • There is no certificate or qualification when you finish the course
Skills to be a leader

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How much time will it take?

  • Everyone is different
  • We suggest you take your time
  • It may take you 15 mins or 45 mins to do a lesson
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What happens after the course?

After you have finished the course, you may feel more comfortable when:

  • Answering questions from a young person who uses AAC or a parent of a child who uses AAC
  • Educating businesses and organizations in your area
  • Getting involved in advocacy work to increase awareness of communication access
  • Being on a committee or making presentations
what happens after the course?

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You are now ready to start

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