AAC Agreements Supported by Research and Practice
- The student should have access to their communication system even while engaging in academic or leisure activities.
- Everyone is a multi-modal communicator. A communication system should include multiple modalities.
- There should always be a light tech option as part of an AAC system.
- Motor planning is an important consideration of an organizational structure of an AAC system.
- The communication system should allow for multiple pragmatic functions.
- Core vocabulary should be taught.
- Modeling (aided language stimulation) all day, every day is desired in AAC, with no requirement of a response.
- Modeling should allow for growth in the individual's communication.
- Modeling should be used to facilitate growth in communication.
- Accept any mode of communication as valid, as long as your communication partner understands what it means. Don't require individuals to repeat themselves in another modality. Do model the response in the modality you are trying to teach.