The center worked with Sen. Antonioni to file legislation which will help to ensure that teachers receive training in augmentative and alternative communication methods necessary to educate children with disabilities who are nonverbal or who have limited speech. Thousands of children (including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, cerebral palsy, and acquired brain injury), rely on augmentative and alternative communication methods to interact with others, and many students are now being included in regular education.  The bill directs the Board of Education to revise regulations for educator licensure so that all teachers are adequately prepared in methods of communication other than speech to facilitate interaction, to ensure that students with such disabilities can access the general education curriculum and to facilitate inclusion.

AAC Teacher Training Bill

AAC Fact Sheet

AAC Teacher Training Bill Summary

AAC Testimony at The State House Special Education Hearings on October 16, 2007


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