GLOBAL AAC
Providing Speech Generating Devices and other Assistive Technology
challenges to development of AAC for underserved populations
multiple languages
varied access to tech tools
limited training
scarcity of public school funding
lack of health insurance funding
overcoming challenges
The Nika Project brings human and technological resources “to the table”:
missions conducted in-person by small groups focused on AAC problem solving … practicing SLPs, students studying speech communication disorders, and donations of AAC software and hardware
pictured here are AAC products donated to the AIISH AAC Lab in Mysore, India
AIISH
In July 2016, fifteen low tech digitized speech devices were donated to AIISH: 11 were given to children with AAC needs; 4 were retained by AIISH for their speech lab.
It all began with an idea …
Can AAC devices be recycled for a second useful life in the hands of users of AAC in other countries where neither public schools nor health insurance pay for AAC?
What are some obstacles to developing AAC in such countries?
Provide AAC devices and let them take off!
Shown in this video is a resident of the Autism Ashram in Hyderabad, India.
