Communication First

“When other people know how to be respectful…they’re much more likely to include us.” Check out a new guide to allyship by our own Ren Koloni, & learn AAC-related rights & tips for supporting them! Ren is featured in Autism Spectrum News’s Summer Issue. lnk.to/ltpfAAC

[Video: Ren Koloni rocks slightly while a revoicer reads their words: “A lack of awareness from people who have unconditional access to speech is a huge part of what makes it difficult or impossible to use AAC in public life. I am dismissed and ignored, and I may end up forcing speech when doing so is painful or exhausting, or otherwise suffering humiliation, discrimination, or harm in silence. And that’s what it’s like for me with the privilege of having some access to speech.”]