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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A school in the Tucson Unified School District is providing a new tool for students with communicative disabilities to socialize on the playground. While many schools utilize ...

Kaili Webster has cerebral palsy. Mostly non-verbal, she finds her voice with the use of an eye-controlled communication ...

Under the harsh fluorescent lights of an emergency room, most people can verbally communicate their symptoms and severity of pain to a nurse. Those who cannot use their voice to communicate must rely ...

is your neighborhood reporter for North Beach, Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Area. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For most people communicating is a simple task, but it can also be a challenge for ...

Southern Local Elementary teacher Ashley Farnsworth demonstrates an Augmentative Assistive Communication (AAC) unit that is helping students in her multi-disability classroom find a voice. The unit ...

Scottsville 8-year-old Nathaniel Johnson, who’s autistic, carries around a picture binder for when verbal communication is difficult. A breadth of pictures and words represent things concrete and ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Communication is meeting recreation this month during a summer camp for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who use special devices to express themselves. The ...

Speech generating devices (SGDs) may be funded using private health insurance, Medicare, and/or Medicaid. Medicaid is the provider of last resort, so funding must be sought through other funding ...