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Imagine not being able to speak and people around you can’t understand you. Would you feel frustrated? Angry? Irritable? Insecure? Isolated? Well, this is how many of my students feel everyday. Many of my students are either non-verbal or minimally verbal, leaving them feeling isolated and misunderstood by those around them. In order for them to tell their family, peers, and teachers what they want and need, they use communication devices (AAC). One of the common ones is dynamic display voice output device. To put it simply, it’s an iPad with a downloaded program (only available on Apple devices) that has pictures, and when activated, it says the word out loud. These devices are my students voices; their way of asking (for something they want, need or for help), commenting, answering, rejecting, and socializing. Although my iPad won’t go home with the students, it will allow me to use the communication device in school during their classes, for them to be a part of the classroom activity. If the student is really successful with it, the school might be able to provide one for the students to use at home. Some schools with more means provide the speech therapist with a few iPads to use in therapy, but my school has extremely limited resources and cannot afford this. Help me give my students a voice!
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