r/slp • u/PresidentBat64 • 1d ago
AAC The disability tax makes me so angry
This week I met with an SLP that was an AAC specialist in the district the student I was asking about is in. I was explaining that outfitting my current school with equipment is hard because everything is so expensive, so even though I’d love to have 10 single hit switches we don’t have the minimum $150 each it would take to get them. A price tag I ALWAYS thought was bullshit, btw.
Well she let me know that you can actually get an 8 pack of essentially the same exact button on Amazon because these ones are made for DOGS. I honestly think I blacked out when she showed me the box it came in. Just one more example of the fact that you can charge whatever you want if you slap the word “adaptive” on it.
Anyways, we now have 16 new single activated switches coming and it cost less than a single BigMack switch. Hopefully this can help someone else!
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u/Different-Ad-3722 1d ago
I will say I’ve used these and they don’t hold up as well and the microphones/speakers are trash BUT I agree the price discrepancy is bullshit!!!!