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  • Moving from the Margins to the Center: Advancing Inclusive Qualitative Research Practices with AAC Users

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 48 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Describe common methodological approaches used in qualitative research studies that have successfully included AAC users as participants over the past decade. 2. Discuss emerging best practices and recommended strategies for designing inclusive, accessible qualitative research […]

    Speakers:

    Adrianna NoyesDavid Hajjar

  • From Access to Achievement: Standards-Based Goals that Support AAC Inclusion

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 15 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify relevant academic standards and deconstruct them into component skills to inform individualized, standards-aligned educational goals for students who use AAC 2. Describe how to write functional, measurable educational goals that address both communication and […]

    Speakers:

    Kim Richards

  • Lenguaje Natural Asistido: Un Recorrido desde la Evidencia hacia la Experiencia en Contextos Hispanohablantes

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 98 Objectives: 1. Comprender los fundamentos teóricos y empíricos del Lenguaje Natural Asistido (LNA) como estrategia basada en evidencia para apoyar el desarrollo comunicativo de personas con necesidades complejas de comunicación. 2. Identificar los cambios recientes en la aplicación del LNA, incluyendo las […]

    Speakers:

    Claudia Marimón

  • ‘I still have trouble with this’: The Views of People with Rett Syndrome Regarding Communication and Literacy

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 56 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Explain common communication profiles of people with Rett syndrome. 2. Discuss how Talking Mats were used to support interview procedures. 3. Explain two clinical implications of the research to be applied when working with people […]

    Speakers:

    Andrea Etkie

  • The Journey to Developing a Regional Support Network: The Story of the Wisconsin (USA) AAC Network

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 96 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify and describe three core functions of the Wisconsin AAC Network. 2. Access and utilize public-facing resources from the Network, including recent newsletters and outreach materials. 3. Apply key principles from the Network’s formation to […]

    Speakers:

    Mike Hipple

  • Building Skills with Building Blocks: Supporting Language, Problem Solving, Mathematics, and More Through Accessible Block Play

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 31 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. List 3 ways to adapt block play for physical access 2. Identify 3 ways that block play can support language development, including for AAC users 3. Identify 3 ways that block play can support problem […]

    Speakers:

    Beth Poss

  • Enhancing Communication Rate and Quality in Text-Based AAC Through Generative AI

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 109 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Describe at least two common barriers to communication efficiency experienced by text-based AAC users and how these impact participation. 2. Explain how generative AI tools can be integrated into AAC systems to support message construction, […]

    Speakers:

    Chris Gibbons

  • Communication as a Reporting Challenge for Victims with Disabilities

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 60 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the challenges individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities face when attempting to report crimes. In tandem, participants will discover ways to minimize these challenges and better support victims with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 2. Discuss the potential […]

    Speakers:

    Amanda Simmons

  • Personalized AAC Interfaces Using Ability-Based Keyboard Generation: Improving Communication Access for Individuals with Severe Physical Impairments

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 92 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Describe three benefits of personalized keyboard interfaces to support communication 2. Describe how physical access skills using wearable sensors can be leveraged through artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to create personalized keyboards to support communication 3. Compare the performance and perspectives of people who use AAC when using a […]

    Speakers:

    Jessica GormleySusan Fager

  • CAA sin fronteras: colaboración Chile-México para la formación e implementación de prácticas basadas en evidencia en CAA / Global Perspectives in AAC: Contributions from International AAC Networks, Communication Partner Supports

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 59 Objectives: 1. Comprender el modelo de colaboración para aplicar o adaptar en su práctica profesional. 2. Reconocer estrategias de evaluación e intervención basadas en evidencia para mejorar su trabajo clínico. 3. Valorar la importancia del involucramiento familiar y del equipo interdisciplinario en […]

    Speakers:

    Margarita Carrillo Grimaldo

  • Applying human rights practices to AAC advocacy

    Online (Zoom)

    View a global list of converted local start times   Session ID: 120 Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Describe how AAC users are currently included in human rights study 2. Discuss how AAC users can be included in human rights study 3. Expain why AAC representation in human rights scholarship is important to […]

    Speakers:

    Becky King