AAC Etiquette

This podcast episode focuses on conversational etiquette to keep in mind when talking with someone who uses an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system. A series of "conversational fouls" in this light hearted episode highlight conversational do's and don'ts.

You can watch this episdoe now by clicking on the "forward" arrow below, or download the file for later viewing. To download for later viewing, right click on the following link: Download Episode 12 and choose "Save link as" or "Save Target As" to save the file to your local disk.

Resources:

• AAC Etiquette Episode Handout

Podcast 12 Learning Objectives

After viewing this episode the viewer will:

1. Recognize when communication partners are being unintentionally rude within interactions with communicators who use AAC.
2. Identify helpful conversational strategies within interactions with communicators who use AAC.

Podcast 12