Everyone Communicates

Blogs and websites with writings by people who use AAC to communicate and their parents and supporters

Blogs by individuals who use AAC

Lynn Aquilana – Mill-Pinna tieghi . . . (in Maltese)

http://lynnaquilina.wordpress.com/page/5/

Amanda Baggs – Ballastexistenz

http://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/

Agnes Bal – From the Cradle to the University (in Polish) 

http://oddajemyprocent.blogspot.com/2013_09_01_archive.html

Heathar Ashley Barrett – Twitter @Heatharashley 

https://twitter.com/heatharashley?lang=en

Larry Bissonnette – Larry’s Blog

https://www.wretchesandjabberers.org/larry-and-tracy/larry-blog/

Andrew Bloomfield, Andrew’s Bridges 

http://andrewsbridges.blogspot.com/p/who-am-i-about-myself.html

Niko Boskovic 
https://nikoboskovic.wordpress.com/

Brayden – Brayden’s Blog

http://braydenfsblog.weebly.com/blog

James Brosnan – Jumping Spastics

http://jumpingspastics.blogspot.com/2011/01/voice-and-its-channels.html 

Cindi’s Blog

http://cindisblogtwo.weebly.com/   

Elana Rose Connor – Elana Rose

https://www.elanarose.com/blog/page/1

Sydney Edmond – Sydney’s Writing

http://www.aut2communicate.com/Sydneys_Poetry.html 

Carly Fleischmann – Carly’s Voice

http://carlysvoice.com/home/aboutcarly/

Henry Frost

http://ollibean.com/tag/henry-frost/

Peyton Goddard – Peyton Goddard: Advocate for Inclusion

http://peytongoddard.com/

Thiandi Grooff

http://www.thiandigrooff.nl/

Growing Kids Therapy Center blog
https://growingkidstherapy.wordpress.com/

Joshua Harris – Joshua’s Planet

http://www.joshuasplanet.com/index.html

Koren Henning – Koren’s Korner

http://korenskorner.wordpress.com/

Glenda Watson Hyatt – Do It Myself Blog

http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/

Marlena Katene, theaacjournalist, YouTube channel  http://www.youtube.com/user/theaacjournalist?feature=

Kati – Kati’s Blog

http://katilea.wordpress.com/about/

Ido Kedar – Ido in Autismland

http://idoinautismland.blogspot.com/

Brian Kajiyama – Brian’s Ramblings

http://bkajiyama.blogspot.com/

Ben Kingston – The True Ben Kingston

http://thetruebenkingston.blogspot.com/

Chris Klein – No Barriers 

http://www.nobarriersusa.org/people/chris-klein/

Sharisa Kochmeister – My Surreal Life

http://sharisa-kochmeister.blogspot.com/

Lateef McLeod - Lateef’s Thoughts

http://teefdabiggafigga.blogspot.com/   

Beth Moulam – Beth Moulam and LIFE

http://www.bethmoulam.com/ 

Chris Patton, Lopsided Heart Creations – Poetry by Chris

https://www.lopsidedheartcreations.com/

Chandima (Chammi) Rajapatirana  

http://easesrilanka.org/

Michael Brian Reed

http://michaelreedsblog.blogspot.com/ 

Barb Rentenbach 

http://muleandmuseproductions.com/ 

http://muleandmuseproductions.com/blog/  

Lee Ridley – Lost Voice Guy

https://www.facebook.com/LostVoiceGuy

Peter Rowe

http://peter-rowe.info/ 

Sue Rubin

www.sue-rubin.org

Darryl Sellwood

http://thedazz.com/ 

Amy Sequenzia – Nonspeaking Autistic Speaking

http://nonspeakingautisticspeaking.blogspot.com/

Jeremy Sicile-Kira – Jeremy’s Vision

http://www.jeremysvision.com/ 

Sean Sokler – Sean’s Shoutouts

http://seansshoutouts.blogspot.com/ 

Simon Stevens – Simon Stevens Viewpoint

http://simonstevensviewpoint.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Sarah Stup – Are Your Eyes Listening?

http://sarahstup.com/blog/2013/06/sarah-real-true-and-shy/

Ryan Tilton - Non-Speaking Not Silent: AAC Apps, Service Dogs, My Experiences as an Autistic Female
http://nonspeakingnotsilent.blogspot.com/ 

Tracy Thresher – Tracy’s Blog

https://www.wretchesandjabberers.org/larry-and-tracy/tracy-advocacy/

Karly Wahlin – Inspired by Love

http://spiritdances.wordpress.com/

Lydia Wayman – Autistic Speaks

http://autisticspeaks.wordpress.com/ 

Mike “X” – Journal of an Autist

http://journalofanautist.blogspot.com/

Blogs and websites featuring writings by individuals who use AAC:

1 Voice Communicating Together Blog

http://www.1voice.info/using-social-media-and-internet-my-dynavox

Bridges-Over-Barriers Communication Support Initiative – newsletters  

http://www.ont-autism.uoguelph.ca/bridges.shtml

The Communication Mentors Network

http://www.communicationmentors.org/stories.htm

ISAAC – AAC Awareness – Archive Material

·       2010 – Many Cultures, One Dream:  Communication Without Barriers, Story Collection 2010 Submissions

·       2009 – Many Methods, One Goal:  To Communicate, 2009 Story Submissions and Video Collection

·       2008 – Many Stories, One Voice AAC Story Collection

https://www.isaac-online.org/english/aac-awareness/archive-material/ 

Kilometres for Communication – Stories

http://kilometresforcommunication.com/stories/ 

Let’s Talk AAC blog:  Communicators in Action

https://aaclanguagelab.com/blog/category/communicators-in-action

Pittsburgh Employment Conference Proceedings 1995-2011 at the SHOUT website

http://www.shoutaac.org/pastpecconferences.htm 

Watch Our Words, a group of FC typers and facilitators in Colorado. In-home and large group trainings are conducted by FC typers with the help of their facilitators. Their website holds some of their writings—See the “We speak” section. Chris Patton, Sharisa Joy Kochmeister, Jaison Hart, Mike Hoover.    http://www.wowcolorado.org/index.htm

The Writers Brigade

http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/index.php/projects/show/id/16

Blogs and websites by parents and others who write about personal experiences with AAC

Larry Blumenthal – Life with Clay

http://lifewithclay.com/ 

Char Brandl – Grandma Char’s Lessons Learned

http://www.grandmacharslessonslearned.blogspot.com/

Katie Clarke

http://katieclarke2014.wordpress.com/

Lisa Domican – The Grace App Blog

http://www.graceapp.com/blog/

Hollly Gray – Caleigh’s Corner

http://caleighscorner.com/ 

Alyssa Hillary – Yes, That Too

http://yesthattoo.blogspot.com/  

Mary Kay – You Don’t Say

http://www.youdontsayaac.com/?page_id=25

Heather Kim Lanier – Star in Her Eye

http://starinhereye.wordpress.com/  

Merry Knight – ABCs and AAC

http://aacabc.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-aac-does-for-my-verbal-child.html

Sabra Murphy – Assume Intelligence

http://assumeintelligence.org/

Murphy the musical
http://murphythemusical.com/2012/01/16/support-for-facilitated-communication/

Sabra Murphy and Emma Murphy

Paper Kids blog

https://paperkids.wordpress.com/about/

Neider Family – Uncommon Sense

http://niederfamily.blogspot.ca/

Niksmom – Maternal Instincts:  Flying by the Seat of my Pants

http://maternalinstincts.wordpress.com/ 

On the Train with Sophie (by Anonymous)

http://www.onthetrainwithsophie.com/p/why-anonymous.html

Lisa Reyes – Faith, Hope, and Love . . . with Autism

http://faithhopeloveautism.blogspot.com/

Rob Rummel-Hudson – Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords  

http://belovedmonsterandme.blogspot.com/

Julie Shaffner – Understanding Lu

http://understandinglu.blogspot.com/

Deanne Shoyer – Small but Kinda Mighty

http://smallbutkindamighty.com/blog-home/

Christine Stephan – Day Sixty Seven

http://daysixtyseven.blogspot.com/

Heidi Thompson – Junior’s Voice

http://juniorsvoice.blogspot.com.au/

Elizabeth Vosseller - Musings and Mutterings about Speech, Language, and Technology to Improve Communication

http://growingkidstherapy.wordpress.com/ 

Ariane Zurcher - Emma’s Hope Book

www.emmashopebook.com

Blogs and Websites with collections of writings by parents and others who write about personal experiences with AAC

The Communication Mentors Network

http://www.communicationmentors.org/stories.htm

List assembled by Judy C. Bailey.  Updated November 19, 2017.