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	AAC-RERC 3 AAC-RERC Awarded Communication Enhancement Grant by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
	Disaster Preparedness for People with Complex Communication Needs Pamela Kennedy (AAC-RERC Writers Brigade) describes 7 steps for emergency preparation that are critical for all individuals with complex communication needs.
	ACES Device Assistant – AAC TechConnect, Inc. AAC TechConnect, Inc. presents Device Assistant, a search tool which helps you sort through 100+ devices through feature-matching and side-by-side comparisons (Free trial available)
	Seating and Positioning for Individuals who use AT Aileen Costigan (Penn State University) provides an introduction to important issues in seating and positioning for individuals who use assistive technology (AT)
	The AAC-RERC Writers Brigade The AAC-RERC announces the release of a FREE 160 page manual entitled AAC-RERC Writers Brigade: Knowledge Translation through a Writers Workshop: A Guide for Individuals and Organizations. Written by Johana Schwartz with Sarah Blackstone (Augmentative Communication Inc.) and the AAC-RERC Brigade, this step-by-step guide describes how to set up a Writers Brigade to write and publish articles about research and development activities that are meant to have a positive impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities. It is based on the experiences of the AAC-RERC Writers Brigade over the past 5 years.

The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Consortium on Communication Enhancment(AAC-RERC) is funded under grant #H133E080011 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).