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ISAAC supports the use of AAC around the world through the sharing of ideas and information. Events such as International AAC Awareness Month, our biennial conference, The ISAAC Communicator (formerly ISAAC E-News) and regular email alerts, keep ISAAC international members well-informed about our organization and activities worldwide.
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The ISAAC Communicator, September 2021, (Accessible PDF, 4 MB)
Recent Posts
- December 3rd is the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021 (PDF, 98 kB)
- Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Blissymbolics (PDF, 117 kB)
- Remembering Gunnar Fagerberg, AAC Pioneer and ISAAC Leader (PDF, 178 kB)
- Bruce Baker AAC Globalization Initiative Announcement (PDF, 189 kB)
- ISAAC Policy for Recruiting Participants for Research Via the ISAAC Membership Email List (PDF, 441 kB)
- Communication Without Speech: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Around the World, by Anne Warrick (ISAAC Series: Volume 1) RUSSIAN (PDF, 2 MB)
- ISAAC Conference 2020 – Postponement News Release, February 11, 2021 and Announcement of “ISAAC Connect” 2021 Virtual Event (PDF, 178 kB)
- Fraudulent Emails: Significant increase expected during 2021 (PDF, 198 kB)
- Celebrating ISAAC Founder Shirley McNaughton on the Occasion of her 90th Birthday (PDF, 38 kB)
- Announcement Regarding Access to ISAAC Webinars (PDF, 144 kB)
- ATIA 2021: AT Connected: Opportunities for ISAAC Members (PDF, 212 kB)
- ISAAC Connects Virtual Event Letters of Interest Announcement (PDF, 144 kB)
- ISAAC 2026 Letters of Interest Announcement (PDF, 151 kB)
- Your Voice Matters: Calling for the First African American English Text to Speech Voices (PDF, 204 kB)
- Your Voice Matters Invitation: Calling for the First African American English Text to Speech Voices (PDF, 200 kB)
- ISAAC Remembers Dr. Bruce R. Baker (PDF, 179 kB) Memorial Service for Dr. Bruce R. Baker, 21-05-21 (PDF, 87 kB)
- Remembering Dr. Bruce R. Baker: Tributes by ISAAC members and friends (PDF, 1 MB)
- Dr. Bruce R. Baker, Obituary (PDF 127 kB)
Other News
- AAC Town Hall (Live Zoom) Meeting at Closing the Gap Conference, August 27, 2020 (PDF, 114 kB)
- Visual Support Boards – COVID-19 Screening Clinic Guidance (see first item under COVID-19 Resources for Visual Support Boards in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese)
- ISAAC Statement 3 on Conference 2020 and COVID-19 (PDF, 193 kB)
- ISAAC Statement 2 on Conference 2020 and COVID-19/ Anuncio No. 2 sobre el Congreso ISAAC 2020 y COVID-19 (PDF, 205 kB)
- ISAAC Statement on Conference 2020 and COVID-19 (PDF, 185 kB)
- ISAAC Honours Dr. Lyle L. Lloyd, Pioneer in the Field of AAC (PDF, 202 kB)
- CAAC Position statement on expressive methods of communication for persons with limited speech that require the input of a trained supporter January 2020 (PDF, 117 kB )
- ATIA and ISAAC have announced a cooperative agreement to work together to expand communication and education programs providing AAC information and resources to users, practitioners, family members, and assistive technology manufacturers. January 2020 (PDF, 198 kB)
- ATIA: You are invited to participate in a survey of AAC practitioners and professionals. Deadline: October 25, 2019.
- Conference 2024 Letters of Interest Announcement (PDF, 282 kB)
- You are Invited to Speak at ATIA 2020 (PDF, 196 kB)
- 15th International Conference of AAATE, “Global Challenges in Assistive Technology,” August 27-30, 2019 (PDF, 205 kB)
- ISAAC Honours Lifetime Achievements of Professor Stephen Hawking (PDF, 486 kB)
- ISAAC-Canada National Directory of AAC Providers – Link to Questionnaire Included (PDF, 227 kB)
- Do you know an educator who has supported a student who used aided AAC within the past 2 years? (PDF, 258 kB)
- New! ISAAC Family Engagement Survey (Please respond by January 8, 2018) (PDF, 115 kB)
- Communication Intermediaries: Access to Justice for Ontarians with Communication Disabilities, September 2017 (PDF, 435 kB). The latest report from Communication Disabilities Access Canada (CDAC) provides information and recommendations for overcoming barriers to access to justice through the use of communication intermediaries.
- Interview Featuring Sarah Blackstone and Harvey Pressman, re website to assist people who use AAC who have been affected by recent hurricanes (link to KION546 News Channel)
- USSAAC: Disaster Relief for People who use AAC and their Families (PDF, 447 kB)
- USSAAC Response to Hurricane Harvey (August 30, 2017) (PDF, 67 kB)
- CDAC Report to Federal Government on Communication Access (March 2017)
- Global Research, Innovation, and Education in Assistive Technology: GREAT Summit, August 3-4, 2017, Geneva, Switzerland (50 kB)
- ISAAC Social Media Policy, Guidelines and Best Practices, Approved August 7, 2016 (PDF, 533 kB)
- Conference 2022 Letter of Interest Announcement (PDF, 377 kB)
- Conference 2020 Letter of Interest Announcement (PDF, 379 kB)
- Happy Thanksgiving from USSAAC (PDF, 131 kB)
- Proposal for the Formation of a Spanish-speaking Chapter of ISAAC – November 18, 2016 (PDF, 270 kB)
- USSAAC Board 2017 – Call for Nominations (PDF, 342 kB)
- In Memory of Paul Marshall, February 17, 1963 – October 25, 2016 (video created by, and shared with the permission of, Shirley McNaughton). Thanks to Blissymbolics Canada for making this material available.
- International Leaders in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Gather in Toronto, Ontario August 6th – 13th (PDF, 208 kB)
- TADDAC Announces Availability of One Consumer Seat Representing the Speech-to-Speech User Community (PDF Flyer, 454 kB) Application Form for Consumer Representatives to TADDAC and/or EPAC (PDF Application Form, 274 kB)
- ISAAC Conference 2016: Call for Papers Deadline Extended to October 30th, 2015 (PDF, 151 kB)
- Press Release: Gregor Renner of the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (Germany) is the new President of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) (PDF, 222 kB)
- Prof. Dr. Gregor Renner von der Katholischen Hochschule Freiburg ist neuer Präsident der internationalen Gesellschaft für Unterstützte Kommunikation (ISAAC) (PDF, 167 kB)
- “Ghost Boy” Author Martin Pistorius Attracts Wide Media/Social Media Interest (PDF, 194 kB)
- ISAAC Council Adopts Position Statement on Facilitated Communication, July 20, 2014
- In the extensive review of the many submissions received by the ISAAC ad hoc committee on Facilitated Communication, a number of submissions were inadvertently misplaced in email transmission from the ISAAC office to the ad hoc committee. These omissions were identified in June 2014 and the omitted submissions items have now been included in the review report. The committee has agreed that the additional information has not changed the Draft Position Statement on Facilitated Communication. ISAAC members are invited to view and read the updated Report in the “members-only” portion of the ISAAC website.
- Scholarships Available for MSc Program at the University of Dundee, Scotland (PDF, 168 kB)
- Supporting People who use AAC and Families Around the Globe: Questionnaire (PDF, 248 kB) Responses due by June 1st
- AAC Flash Mob! AAC Awareness Event at Mohawk College, Hamilton, Canada (PDF, 396 kB)
- Professor Stephen Hawking to receive first ISAAC Lifetime Achievement Award at Conference 2014 (PDF, 168 kB)
- New Professionals’ Travel Assistance Grant for Attending the ISAAC 2014 Biennial Conference – Sponsored by AssistiveWare® (PDF, 97 kB)
- Call for Seminar Proposals for the 2014 ISAAC Research Symposium (PDF, 310 kB)
- Conference 2016: Request for Letters of Interest (PDF, 218 kB) – Submissions no longer being accepted
- ISAAC Facilitated Communication (FC Committee): Information on New Submissions to be Considered (UPDATE) (PDF, 245 kB))
- ISAAC International and the AAC Editors, in conjunction with Informa, publishers of the AAC journal, are pleased to announce the creation of a new program designed to provide ISAAC Chapters and their members with direct and free access to selected articles.
- DRAFT ISAAC Governance Policy for Social Media (Members Only section)
- ISAAC Facilitated Communication (FC) Committee (PDF, 210 kB)
- Facilitated Communication Position Statement: Update and Next Steps (PDF, 105 kB)
- ISAAC Announces the Formation of a Committee to Develop an Official Position Statement on Facilitated Communication (FC) (PDF, 301 kB)
- ISAAC Executive Board 2013-2014: Call for Nominations (PDF, 49 kB)
- ISAAC Website Launch on October 6th, 2011 (PDF, 43 kB)
