A Right to Speak Supporting Individuals who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication

Who is the guidance for?

This document should be read by:

• People who use AAC,*† their families and carers.
• Strategic and operational heads within Health Boards, local authority Social Work and Education Departments, and the voluntary sector.
• Speech and language therapists, social workers, teachers, learning support teachers, educational psychologists, and staff in further and higher education.

For the purposes of this document AAC does not include:

• Individuals who use assistive technologies to support communication difficulties as a consequence of sensory impairment.
• Individuals for whom English is not their first language and where there is no communication difficulty in their first language.