Past Camps
“Me many feels important. It was important. hard. Fantastic. Awesome. Sad think stops.”
-Participant (communicated using AAC when asked about if she liked Camp SPEAK)
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Camp SPEAK 2022
Our first Camp SPEAK started off with a bonfire and smores and continued with fun, education, and lots of communication! All-inclusive activities included wall climbing, paddle boarding, and archery, among others.
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Camp SPEAK 2023
Camp SPEAK 2023 was filled with great fun, food, friends, and family. The barn and farm animals where a big hit and the pool was a favorite pastime, but as always communication and AAC were front and center.
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Camper Quotes
Quotes from campers regarding their favorite things at camp, including hanging with friends and enjoying activities. Each camper used their AAC device to communicate how they felt about the camp.
Camp Speak includes fun daily activities for participants and SLPs to engage in. This is allows for participants to communicate with one another using AAC and allows the SLP‘s to help facilitate. The real world experience can be invaluable for the SLPs, and the sense of community and friendship can be invaluable for the participants. Activities included zip lining, wall climbing, a visit to the camp twin Lakes farm, paddle boating, arts and crafts and cooking activities. During the activities, parents are given a choice to participate, attend classes or take some rest time. Classes include sessions from partners like PRC Saltillo and Tobii Dynabox, with special guest expert AAC users. Seeing what is possible, getting important questions answered and forming lasting relationships were all benefits for parents who attended Camp SPEAK.