WHAT WE OFFER
Specialized AAC services for children and adults
Cadence AAC provides individualized AAC evaluation, treatment, consultation, and system support for children and adults with complex communication needs.
We have particular expertise in cases where AAC access is complex and calls for individualized problem-solving, including eye gaze, switch access, and visual access for people with low vision or CVI.
CLINICAL SERVICES
AAC Evaluation
Individualized assessment of communication needs, language, access, representation, vocabulary, system features, and communication across everyday environments. Evaluation may include speech-generating device trials, feature matching, and funding documentation when appropriate.
AAC Treatment
Individualized intervention focused on meaningful communication and participation. Treatment may address language development, AAC use, navigation, communication repair, access efficiency, multimodal communication, literacy-related communication, and use of AAC across daily activities.
Consultation & Coaching
Focused guidance for AAC users, families, caregivers, clinicians, educators, and interdisciplinary teams. Consultation can address current systems, communication barriers, access, visual accessibility, implementation, system changes, and appropriate next steps.
Programming & System Support
Clinically guided AAC customization, including vocabulary organization, page and display changes, access settings, navigation, and programming to support communication across activities and environments.
SPECIALTY EXPERTISE
Complex Access
Specialized AAC assessment and support for people who cannot rely on standard direct touch or who need a more individualized access method. This may include eye gaze, switch access, alternative direct selection, positioning, motor accommodations, fatigue, endurance, and changes in motor function.
Vision & AAC
Specialized support for AAC users with CVI, low vision, and other visual access needs. AAC assessment may consider visual complexity, representation, display organization, contrast, spacing, auditory supports, alternative selection methods, and partner-assisted strategies. When needed, we incorporate relevant information from vision professionals and collaborate with the broader team to inform AAC access and system design.
Adult AAC
AAC assessment, treatment, and consultation for adults with lifelong, acquired, or progressive communication needs. We have experience supporting adults with aphasia, motor speech disorders, cerebral palsy and other lifelong disabilities, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and other neurological conditions.
Services may include AAC, multimodal communication strategies, communication partner support, and adaptation of communication systems as needs change. The focus is functional communication, autonomy, access, and participation in everyday life.
GROUPS & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Teen AAC Social Group — Forming for February 2027
Cadence AAC is developing an in-person social group for teens who use AAC, targeting a February 2027 start in the San Mateo/Peninsula area.
The group will create opportunities for teens to connect with other AAC users through conversation, shared interests, games, humor, and collaborative activities. Sessions may incorporate improv, banter, playful disagreement, and AAC-powered smack talk, with activities shaped by the interests and communication styles of the group.
The focus is on authentic interaction: building relationships, expressing personality and opinions, and using AAC for the kinds of communication that make spending time with other people enjoyable.
Location, schedule, and registration details are being developed.