In January 2012, I blogged about parents storming the gates and a patent war over communication apps. Other speech-therapy-related stories featured in Today's News and Views in 2012 came from the following sites and blogs:
About.com Assistive Technology
+ Apple iChat Indispensable for Many Persons With Disabilities
+ TalkTablet AAC App for iPad Makes Speech EasyAssistive Technology Industry Association
+ A Critical Moment for AACDaily Kos
+ Apple, Software Patents, AAC Systems, and the Silencing of MayaDigital Trends
+ Who owns the tech to talk? The human toll of patent warfareDisability Scoop
+ Dispute Erupts As iPad App For Nonverbal Is PulledSupport for Special Needs
+ A Day Without Lawyers
+ The Iceman Cometh, with his Legal Team
+ Voices of ChangeTime Techland
+ A Little Girl Finds Her Voice Thanks to Threatened New iPad AppUncommon Sense
+ Goliath v. David, AAC style
+ I'm the mom, but I'm not 'just the mom'
+ Popular AAC App Pulled from iTunes Store
+ The Silencing: FAQs
+ This is what 4 months of using AAC looks like
Read more on topics mentioned here: Special-Needs Apps | Assistive Technology | Parent Advocacy
