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  • The words we use: exploring speech and language therapists’ reflections on semi-speaking as a communication identity.

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 52 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Describe semi-speaking as a communication identity from this research study. 2. Identify factors which may offer opportunities and challenges for practice when supporting autistic individuals who may not always have access to speech (semi-speaking/ part-time […]

    Speakers:

    Kim Mears

  • Communicative competence and use of communicative functions among young aided communicators in the home environments

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 79 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1.  Describe a checklist for evaluation of communicative functions and communicative competence, designed for completion by parents and teachers. 2. Discuss parental observations of communicative competencies and communicative functions in children who use aided communication. 3. […]

    Speakers:

    Anna Kawamura

  • Speaking Up: Building Self-Determination

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 116 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Implement the “Framing a Future” questionnaire, a tool that allows different goals to be set in various areas of an AAC user’s life. 2. Explain the value of having a strong peer support group in […]

    Speakers:

    José Alberto Salas

  • Literacy for All: Innovative and Inclusive Practices in AAC

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 13 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify the core components of comprehensive literacy instruction for students with complex communication needs, as outlined in Comprehensive Literacy for All by Erickson and Koppenhaver. 2. Describe 3 strategies for adapting shared reading, independent writing, […]

    Speakers:

    Kim Richards

  • Conocimiento y uso de los SAAC dentro del entorno escolar en España: Barreras y facilitadores encontrados por docentes y familias de alumnos usuarios de SAAC

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 28 Objectives: 1. Conocer cuál es el estado actual sobre el uso y conocimiento de los SAAC dentro del entorno escolar en España. 2. Aprender a detectar los problemas más comunes en el proceso de implementación de los SAAC en las escuelas y […]

    Speakers:

    Patricia Velasco Quintana

  • How We Do It: Selection & Programming of Stage Two Gestalts for GLPs that use AAC Based the NLA Framework

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 65 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Describe characteristics of non- or minimally-speaking people that could indicate GLP status. 2. Identify three examples of a stage two utterance within the NLA framework. 3. List three considerations when selecting and programming stage two […]

    Speakers:

    Kate DeJarnetteStephanie Meehan

  • Bridging the Distance: The Need for a Remote AAC Communication Application

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 76 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify the limitations of current AAC technologies in supporting remote, real-time communication for individuals with complex communication needs. 2. Describe the essential features and design considerations of a remote AAC communication application that supports symbol-based […]

    Speakers:

    Silvia Bonfanti

  • Preparing SLPs to Provide Highly Effective School-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication Services: Project ACTION AAC

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 97 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. List important competencies for scholars who will go on to provide AAC services in schools. 2. Describe evidence-based learning opportunities for scholars to improve their effectiveness as school-based AAC service providers. 3. Demonstrate opportunities for […]

    Speakers:

    Christine Holyfield

  • Accessing the AAC Journal: Submission, Review, Publication, Reading

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 99 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. List four components of the AAC production, 2. Define COPE and its objective and 3. Define concept of open access and free access for the AAC journal.

    Speakers:

    Anastazia CsegenyMaryAnn RomskiRose A. Sevcik

  • Access to Agency: A Reflective Tool for Building Self-Determination

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 66 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Explain the concept of self-determination as a fundamental human right, and how it relates to the lived experiences of individuals who use AAC. 2. Describe the purpose and structure of the Self-Determination Continuum (SDC), including […]

    Speakers:

    Gabriela RangelTike DeMarco

  • Enhancing Safety Through Social Stories: A Scoping Review of Abuse Prevention Strategies

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 89 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify key risk factors contributing to the high incidence of abuse in adults with intellectual disabilities and complex communication needs, and explain the role of communication vulnerability in abuse dynamics 2. Describe the core components […]

    Speakers:

    Ingeborg ThümmelJuan Bornman

  • Research Matters: Creating a national network to advance research in the field of augmentative and alternative communication

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID:  93 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the purpose and organisation of the “Research Matters” network 2. Recognise best practices for AAC-inclusive collaborations for research 3. Identify opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing within organisations and networks

    Speakers:

    Katherine Broomfield