Alyssa Hillary Zisk

AAC Researcher

Alyssa lives in the northeastern USA, between Boston and New York City. They are an Autistic part-time AAC user, using a variety of text-based tools. Alyssa does AAC research, some of which is related to their own AAC use and needs and some of which is not. They completed their PhD in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience in May 2021, working on brain-computer interfaces for people with ALS. Alyssa is also one of the moderators of the Facebook group, Ask Me, I’m an AAC User.

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5 Dec 2024

ASHA 2024

Seattle Convention Center- Seattle, Washington

AssistiveWare will attend the ASHA 2024 Convention.

AAC article

Busting AAC myths for good

There are many things we now know to be true about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)—both from research and from AAC users’ lived experiences. However, even with the research showing us certain things to be true, certain myths persist in the AAC community.

7 minute read

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Intermittent, unreliable, insufficient, and expensive speech

There is a lot of space between being nonspeaking and being able to consistently meet all of our communication needs using socially expected amounts of speech. Many autistic people, including me, live in that space and use AAC to communicate at least some of the time.

5 minute read

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Give your AAC app more personality with Apple's Personal Voice

At the heart of every adaptation at AssistiveWare is a singular goal: enhancing the experience of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) users and communication partners. Leveraging Apple's latest innovations, we're excited to integrate transformative features into our suite of AAC apps.

2 minute read

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