Rachel Madel

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5,936 appearances 38 recordings 1 series first heard May 2024 last heard 21 May

Rachel Madel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Talking With Tech AAC Podcast · TWT Live: ArkSHA Conference 2024 (Part 1) · 9 Dec 2024 podcast

I like the idea of thinking about communication partners and I think because of facilitated communication and you know other approaches that have been kind of lumped in with that. podcast-host

This idea of a communication partner has become like podcast-host

so taboo, like no, well if it's someone's next to you like relaying a message, like it has to be like wrong and we can't do that. podcast-host

And so I like the idea of making the distinction because I do think that like individuals who use AAC podcast-host

They have communication partners that know them super well and know what they're communicating and podcast-host

It's just like so much easier. podcast-host

I mean, I know even AAC users, like some AAC users, when they're with their family, they don't even really use their AAC. podcast-host

They're using more verbal speech, but their family understands that, right? podcast-host

And other people who aren't as familiar like don't understand it. podcast-host

So they're more inclined to use their AAC. podcast-host

And so I think it just like broad level looks at all the different ways that podcast-host

communication can happen and also thinking through the lens of making things easier and more efficient for AAC users because we know that communicating using AAC, even if you have all the language and the literacy, is time consuming. podcast-host

And so if we can make that faster and easier, more efficient process, then podcast-host

I feel I feel like that's great. podcast-host

And so I feel like it's something something we should consider and something podcast-host

That I haven't fully considered in this way until you kind of talked about this. podcast-host

One other thing that comes to my mind too is the really important distinction that the AAC user is the one who decides who is that communication partner. podcast-host

Because I feel like I've also learned from AAC users. podcast-host

Please don't finish my message. podcast-host

Please please don't, you know, assume you know what I'm saying. podcast-host

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