by commrights | Dec 12, 2018 | Education, Tim Chan
I just returned from Uluru after a 6 day trip, our first to Central Australia. I can now see why the iconic monolith has such drawing power. It came into view when we first drove to the National Park and the sight of it, standing under the sunset sky, red sky,...
by commrights | Nov 16, 2018 | Education, Tim Chan
With around 14 years of AAC use since I picked up partner assisted typing at the age of 9, I wish to share some of my hard earned strategies. Students using AAC like me are visual thinkers, and there are times in a busy environment like classrooms that we will feel...
by commrights | Nov 13, 2018 | Education
With only 6 weeks – yep SIX weeks ‘til Santa comes a’sliding down the chimneys of kids all around the world – it’s time to prep for classroom (madness?) Christmas activities! Do you have a favourite go-to activity? (If so, please email...
by commrights | Nov 2, 2018 | Education, Tim Chan
I love to write, writing gives me a voice to reach out to the world. Without speech since a toddler, I was encased by my silence because I was unable to talk. I will never forget the first time I learned to type with support. I was nine years old, in Grade 3, and went...
by commrights | Oct 1, 2018 | News
October is #AACAWARENESSMONTH! Started by ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in 2007, AAC Awareness Month runs throughout October each year and is celebrated by numerous countries around the world. The goal is...
