Tag: AAC approval process AZ
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Public Comments and Open Letter on Proposed Changes to the AAC Policy for Division of Developmental Disabilities Recipients
Earlier this week I submitted comments to the Division of Developmental Disabilities as part of a legally mandated public comment period for proposed changes to the policy that governs prior authorization for assistive speech device technology, or AAC. For a while now my posting schedule has been every Friday, however I felt like for those…
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R.I.P. Speech Device
This is one of those weeks where I was initially planning on writing about an entirely different subject. I am going to move that previously planned post to a different week because I feel current events require a change in plans. Today, Tony’s original speech device died (this is the device he’s been using since…
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May Gratitude & Some Listening, Reading
To Jessi As you head off to start your doctoral program so very far away, my feelings will waft after you and linger long here and in my heart. Like everyone who has worked so many months with my son, I can never repay your patience with him. I am so very grateful for how…
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Waking Up To The New Norm
This is a post where I feel almost as if a leaf-blower is swooshing through the folds of my brain, whisking away words like decaying leaves and leaving me uncertain how to best proceed. Originally, I planned for a different topic. However, I do think local events of the past week need to be addressed.…
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Speech Device Battle Coverage Update & Notice to Cure
This is an impromptu post for the week, and my originally planned post with a few videos will still be running on Friday. I will do my very best to keep that one much shorter. More than a month ago, someone forwarded to me the original media alert sent out by the Autism Society of…
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Gratitude & Some Reading
Chris Chris, you have been a pillar of patience on our therapy team for more than a year now. I can imagine the types of things you could have been thinking when your boss told you that I was asking to meet with you and observe how you interacted with our son before I would…
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Speech Device Update: Denial Received & Initial Response
Today, Andy and I took turns waiting at home to sign for a letter from the department of the Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities that handles applications for speech devices regarding their ultimate decision on the recommendations of the AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) evaluator. For those of you new to this blog, I will…