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Building Confidence in AAC: One SLP's Journey with Families and Communication

From Hesitation to Confidence: How One SLP Helped Families Embrace AAC

Brianna Pisano is an SLP in a public schools who believed in the power of AAC from day one of her career. By educating families and connecting them with the ableFamilies community, she turned questions into confidence and built a classroom culture centered around communication.

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One Student’s Journey to Self-Advocacy

When one of Brianna’s students received his device, his happiness was immediate and unmistakable. He took ownership right away, charging it himself and pulling it out first thing every morning. Within just a few months, he was communicating independently and with real confidence.

“He was seen charging his own device just to make sure that he was able to use it. He’s always taking it out of his backpack, the first thing he does when he gets to school.”