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The Day an AI invented books that don't exist
An AI tool invented books that don't exist while we built our science curriculum. Here's what that taught us, and the questions to ask before you trust any AI lesson planner.
Lisa Mihalich Quinn
Oct 69 min read


Progress is Not Linear: Supporting Nonspeaking Autistic Students
Progress for nonspeaking autistic students isn't linear. Learn how regulation, trust, and environment shape AAC communication and what that means for educators and families.

Anne Butler
May 65 min read


What It Looks Like When the System Actually Works: REV's Transforming Access Initiative
Presuming competence was never meant to be conditional. Yet some approaches in our field are quietly recreating the same barriers we set out to dismantle. Families and educators are being told “not yet” when students seek new tools or pathways. This piece calls us back to our foundation: access first, always, and learning environments that adapt to the student—not the other way around.
Lisa Mihalich Quinn
Mar 313 min read


What the System Never Let Me Do for My Students (And What Special Education Teacher Burnout Actually Costs)
Presuming competence was never meant to be conditional. Yet some approaches in our field are quietly recreating the same barriers we set out to dismantle. Families and educators are being told “not yet” when students seek new tools or pathways. This piece calls us back to our foundation: access first, always, and learning environments that adapt to the student—not the other way around.

Erin Buchanan
Mar 255 min read


Phonics for Nonspeakers: Reimagining Phonics for All Communicators
From a childhood playroom classroom to revolutionizing literacy for nonspeaking learners—my journey proves that everyone deserves access to real academics. As Gordy, a nonspeaking advocate, shares: "If I could change just one thing about education before I die, it would be the idea that nonspeaking people can't handle real academics." Through REV's phonics workshops, we're proving him right—one letter, one learner at a time. Because communication doesn't require speech; it re

Miranda Cobo
May 28, 20253 min read


Proficiency Is Not a Prerequisite: Removing Roadblocks & Ensuring Access for Nonspeaking Learners
Discover key insights from the webinar Proficiency is Not a Prerequisite, presented for the Maryland State Department of Education. Learn ho
Lisa Mihalich Quinn
Jan 30, 20253 min read


Response to ASHA Statement
In 2018, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association released a position statement discrediting the methods our students currently...

Lisa Mihalich Quinn
Jun 21, 20185 min read


College Bound Academy
Last summer, we were so thrilled to have Dr. Edlyn Peña, an Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Director of the Autism...

Lisa Mihalich Quinn
May 14, 20182 min read
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