In Cicero District 99, educating the whole child makes all the difference.

And, for the District's Special Education Department, the educational goal remains the same — striving to meet the individual and unique needs of each student and provide for them strategies and educational opportunities to help them become problem solvers, decision makers and independent, productive citizens.

Hear how District 99 has incorporated augmentative and alternative communication devices, or AACs, into the classroom to help students with speech and language impairments better communicate with their teachers and peers! 

For students communicating differently, District 99 provides technology that can support alternative ways for our students to find their voice and use it effectively and meaningfully. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) means communicating using sign language, gestures, writing, low-tech (e.g., picture exchange systems) and high-tech devices. AAC can support both expressive and receptive language/communication.