Speech Month: Celebrating SLPs and Hearing Awareness

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Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month! SLPs help all ages with communication, swallowing, advocacy, research, and more to improve lives every day.

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SeeMyLegacy: Funding Communication Boards for Municipalities

Discover how SeeMyLegacy empowers communities to fund communication boards, boosting inclusion and engagement in public spaces.

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How to Make Water Safety More Inclusive:Communication Boards

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Poolside communication boards make water safety more inclusive, ensuring nonverbal swimmers can express needs, follow rules, and enjoy aquatic fun safely.

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How to Avoid Emotional Meltdowns : Emotional Balance Boards

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Struggling with meltdowns? Emotional regulation boards help kids & adults express feelings, prevent overload, and boost communication when words are hard.

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Pool Communication Boards: How to Create Waterproof Words

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Poolside communication boards enhance safety, inclusivity, and accessibility, ensuring everyone—regardless of communication style—has a voice at the pool.

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7 Important Tips: Adaptive Swimming & Communication Boards

Swim instructors can use communication boards to ensure safety & support individuals with communication differences in adaptive swim lessons for an inclusive experience.

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5 Ways to Dispel Myths about Alternative Communication (AAC)

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Uncover 5 common myths about alternative communication and learn the evidence-based truths that empower AAC users to communicate effectively.

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5 Important Tips for Supporting AAC Users : How to Empower Communication

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Tips for supporting AAC users of all ages for creating an environment to where everyone’s voice is valued and heard.

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How to Enhance Playground Safety: Communication Boards

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What happens when a child faces an emergency on aplayground —like getting hurt or feeling lost—and struggles to communicate their needs? This is where playground communication boards become an essential tool for inclusion and safety.

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