Read in English Como Comunicamos Nuestra Cultura Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre es el Mes Nacional…
Leer en español Please join us in welcoming our new Chair and Program Associates We are pleased to announce…
Guest Blog by Tuttleturtle I am an AAC user. I am also queer and trans. My AAC is part…
Thanks to a generous two-year grant from the Ford Foundation, we are looking to expand our team and advance…
Did you know that federal and state governments in the United States do not regularly count people with speech…
We are devastated that there is a need for such a resource, but CommunicationFIRST is humbled to partner with…
Grant Blasko, a nonspeaking autistic augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) user and member of CommunicationFIRST’s Advisory Council, expressed the…
CommunicationFIRST was one of five entities and individuals invited to deliver three-minute “oral” public comments to the US Interagency…
The following is the text of CommunicationFIRST Board Member Jordyn Zimmerman’s invited remarks to the US Interagency Autism Coordinating…
Grant Blasko is a member of CommunicationFIRST’s Advisory Council. He is 19 years old, autistic, a full-time user of…
On April 14, 2022, from 1:00-5:00 pm Eastern US time, the US Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will be…
The poem “Running from the Ecological Wave” was written by CommunicationFIRST Board member Lateef McLeod, who lives in Oakland,…
High school picture of Bob Williams in 1977. On February 22, 2022, CommunicationFIRST was invited to provide comments at…
Guest Blog by Laka Mitiku Negassa As a Black, immigrant woman with an acquired disability, I celebrate monumental events…
Have you ever thought about running for political office? Here’s your chance to hear from four people with speech-related…