Erna Alant Consultancy
Inclusion and Friendship for Individuals with Severe Communication Problems
08/01/2024
Very informative!
‘I wouldn’t have missed it for the world’: 10 things I learned when my father had dementia As his condition grew worse, I cared for him for 18 months. Amid the grief and pain, there were moments of explosive laughter – and unexpected pride
14/07/2023
Great information!
How artificial intelligence is helping ALS patients preserve their voices With the help of artificial intelligence, ALS patients are able to preserve their ability to speak.
01/05/2023
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Verbal and Cognitive Weapons: Becoming Flexible in Interaction Let’s not use our verbal and cognitive weaponry to isolate those who are most vulnerable in our community.
07/04/2023
Maui Now : Playground Communication Board unveiled for nonverbal kids at Maui’s Keōpūolani Park The County of Maui unveiled a Playground Communication Board, which can be used by nonverbal individuals to communicate with others, at Keōpūolani Park in Kahului on March 31.
23/03/2023
This human rights day we remember the rights of everyone who has communication difficulties. Everyone has the right to communicate! And everyone is responsible to accommodate the communication needs of people with little of no functional speech!
Happy human rights day!
20/03/2023
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Joint Attention and Mutual Awareness: “Why” Not “What” Being able to jointly focus attention on a task does not mean that you are aware of who the student is.
31/01/2023
12/01/2023
There is little more rewarding than reading that a presentation you made impacted the life of someone else. Thank you for sharing this with me.
27/11/2022
An example of a messy, endearing, symbol rich classroom! Let's sort things around the classroom by color! But we're going to use language (AAC systems) to talk about it!
25/10/2022
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Promoting Friendships in AAC Intervention | AAC Awareness Month Presentation on promoting friendships between users of AAC and their peers, with discussion of different types of friendships and intervention guidelines.
23/10/2022
19/10/2022
If we acknowledge this, we can do something about it!
These Doctors Admit They Don’t Want Patients With Disabilities When granted anonymity in focus groups, physicians let their guards down and shared opinions consistent with experiences of many people with disabilities.
10/10/2022
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Self–Other Awareness and the Use of Core Words with Young AAC Users An approach sensitive to encourage closer relationships between students should center on facilitating the development of self–other awareness.
18/09/2022
ISAAC conference 2023 in Cancun, Mexico.
Conference Cancún - OpenConf Abstract Submission, Peer Review, and Event Management System The Conference Cancún Call for Papers portal is now open for submissions. The online portal closes to NEW submissions on September 29th, 2022 @ 18:00 GMT.
05/08/2022
Fun app for young kids!
19/06/2022
17/06/2022
FDA Approves Device To Help Identify Autism Earlier Federal regulators authorized a new device aimed at helping doctors decide whether or not children as young as 16 months have autism.
08/04/2022
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Getting Things Done: Compliance or Active Learning? We ofen expect compliance from students without helping them go through the steps necessary to engage in active learning.
10/03/2022
AAC Language Lab Check out what's new on AAC Language Lab
05/02/2022
Please share with therapists, teachers and parents of young children
Storytime with Erna #5: Personal Narratives—Sending a Parcel This personal narrative about sending a parcel explores practical concepts as well as emotional responses, reactions, and interactions in the process.
Our Mission
For many years I have served those in the special needs community with severe communication problems through the study and application of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). My particular expertise lies in the area of interpersonal meaning-making, friendship, social closeness, and inclusion. As a hands-on trainer, coach, consultant, researcher, lecturer, and author, I have decades of professional experience working within multi-cultural contexts with parents, students, and individuals with communication disabilities. I look forward to supporting you in your efforts to promote the inclusion of people with such challenges into our schools and communities.