Understanding How Mandarin-Speaking Preschoolers Acquire Spatial Prepositions: A Scoping Review
2025-10-29 21:00 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Online (Zoom)
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Session ID: 107
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the age effect of spatial preposition acquisition for Mandarin-speaking preschoolers;
2. Differentiate between Chinese and English in spatial preposition usage;
3. Discuss the potential for the employment of technologies in spatial preposition acquisition.

Harnessing Eye Gaze Technology for the iPad: Tools, Tips, and Real-Life Applications
2025-10-29 21:00 - 22:00
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Session ID: 36
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the current landscape of eye tracking technology on the iPad platform, including compatible hardware, the capabilities introduced with iOS 18, and the functional scope of available tools.
2. Demonstrate effective use of Apple’s built-in eye tracking features, external eye tracking devices, and AAC applications to support personalized access and communication strategies.
3. Evaluate real-world case studies and participate in a live demonstration to synthesize theoretical knowledge and practical skills for integrating eye gaze technology into AAC and access-focused interventions.
4. List 5 available tools on the iPad platform and state the functional scope of each.

Building Inclusive AAC Systems: Strategies for Diversity and Cultural Relevance
2025-10-29 21:00 - 22:00
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Session ID: 123
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Explain the truth behind at least 2 myths of multilingualism and augmentative and alternative communication.
2. Demonstrate how to use 2 best practices to plan a therapy session for a culturally diverse learner that is relevant and respectful
3. Describe how to integrate 1 device feature and at least 1 culturally inclusive best practice into clinical sessions.

Investigating profiles of children who use AAC: A Retrospective Chart Review
2025-10-29 21:30 - 22:00
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Session ID: 40
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Identify the need for research that discusses key variables in AAC assessment and intervention that may inform dosage and type of services.
2. Describe the results of a retrospective chart review exploring variables that may inform length of treatment and models of care for patients who use AAC.
3. Discuss variables in AAC service delivery that may impact treatment frequency and transitions between models of care leading to discharge from therapy services.

AI and AAC: Is It Going to be Star Trek or Bladerunner?
2025-10-29 21:30 - 22:30
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Session ID: 75
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. List 3 types of AI.
2. Identify 3 examples of AI supporting people who use AAC.
3. Predict 2 possible outcomes of future AI applications/realities.

From Recommendations to Policy: Advancing Communication Access Through the North American Alliance for Communication Access (NAACA)
2025-10-29 22:00 - 22:30
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Session ID: 113
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Identify key components of effective Communication Access Guidelines for individuals who use AAC in in-person and virtual professional settings.
2. Describe the collaborative process between NAACA and ISAAC in refining and transitioning Communication Access Guidelines from recommendations to formal organizational policy.
3. Apply at least two strategies or resources shared in the session to enhance communication access and participation for AAC users in their own organizational or event planning practices.

Beyond Presence: Redefining Inclusion and Self-Advocacy Through the Lens of an AAC User
2025-10-29 22:00 - 23:00
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Session ID: 55
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Explain how inclusion is a mindset rather than a place, and describe how meaningful inclusion differs from mere physical space.
2. Describe the continuum between independence and interdependence, and reflect on how personal definitions of independence shape support strategies for AAC users.
3. Identify practical ways to foster self-advocacy in AAC users, including modeling assertiveness, teaching pragmatic communication skills, and leveraging strategies/tools like AAC, UDL, and AEM.

Making Self-Advocacy Accessible: A Collaboration in AAC and Education
2025-10-29 22:30 - 23:00
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Session ID: 106
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. List at least three ways AEM can enhance communication, participation, or literacy for students who use AAC.
2. Describe two or more specific strategies for adapting instructional materials to be accessible for AAC users in middle and high school.
3. Consider a sample educational resource and propose 1 modification that aligns with universal design principles and individual AAC needs.

Panel: Things I Wish My Communication Partners Knew
2025-10-29 22:30 - 2025-10-30 00:00
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Session ID: 122
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the technical and personal complexities of AAC devices, including common misconceptions and individual variations in AAC use, to support evidence-based practice with AAC users.
2. Identify and implement respectful communication strategies that accommodate diverse communication needs, including appropriate pacing, patience, and clarification techniques when interacting with AAC users.
3. Apply principles of inclusive communication to promote full participation and autonomy of AAC users across various settings (workplace, community, family), while respecting personal boundaries and privacy.
4. Evaluate their own communication practices and develop adaptable, person-centered approaches that provide both technical and emotional support to AAC users in diverse communication contexts.

Revolutionizing Augmentative and Alternative Communication with Generative Artificial Intelligence
2025-10-29 23:00 - 23:30
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Session ID: 4
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Discuss two significant benefits of Generative AI for AAC users.
2. Identify two key technologies that can be integrated with generative AI to improve AAC devices.
3. Describe two effective approaches to ensure AAC user autonomy when using Generative AI-enhanced communication systems.

AAC as a Tool for Feelings, Regulation and Problem Solving
2025-10-29 23:00 - 2025-10-30 00:00
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Session ID: 53
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Discuss and discover the personalised language AAC users really need to express how they feel.
2. Describe how we can integrate describing and understanding body signals and link to emotions.
3. Consider strategies for supporting emotional regulation and problem solving.

COMUNICACIÓN AUMENTATIVA Y ALTERNATIVA ATENCIÓN TEMPRANA CENTRADA EN LA FAMILIA: UNA PROPUESTA DE INTERVENCIÓN
2025-10-29 23:30 - 2025-10-30 00:00
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Session ID: 47
Objectives:
1. El/la Profesional será capaz de diseñar intervenciones individualizadas de CAA en atención temprana, aplicando principios basados en la evidencia y considerando las necesidades comunicativas, sensoriales, motoras y cognitivas del niño y su contexto familiar y educativo.
2. El/la profesional demostrará competencia para seleccionar y adaptar herramientas tecnológicas de CAA (dispositivos, apps, softwares) apropiadas a las capacidades del usuario, respetando criterios éticos, funcionales y de accesibilidad.
3. El/la profesional podrá implementar estrategias colaborativas transdisciplinares, promoviendo la participación activa de las familias y otros profesionales (educadores, terapeutas, cuidadores) en la planificación, ejecución y evaluación del programa de intervención.
4.El/la profesional analizará críticamente los resultados de la intervención en CAA, utilizando herramientas de evaluación funcional y escalas validadas para ajustar los objetivos terapéuticos y favorecer la comunicación funcional del niño en sus entornos naturales.

Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Implement individualized AAC interventions in early childhood, applying evidence-based principles and considering the child’s communicative, sensory, motor, and cognitive needs within their family and educational context.
2. Explain how to select and adapt AAC technological tools (devices, apps, software) appropriate to the user’s abilities, respecting ethical, functional, and accessibility criteria.
3. Describe how to implement transdisciplinary collaborative strategies, promoting active participation of families and other professionals (educators, therapists, caregivers) in planning, executing, and evaluating the intervention program.
4. Critically analyze AAC intervention outcomes using functional assessment tools and validated scales to adjust therapeutic goals and support the child’s functional communication in natural environments.

ISAAC Virtual Event 2025
2025-11-01 00:00 - 2026-04-30 23:59
Our ISAAC Virtual Event 2025, which provided attendees a chance to build skills and stay current in the field of AAC by registering for sessions led by prestigious speakers, was a tremendous success!
If you registered for the Virtual Event by purchasing a live event ticket, then that ticket also includes access to all live streamed sessions. If you did not purchase a live event ticket, you can purchase a ticket to access all the recordings below.
Session Recording Ticket Price
Please note that all prices are in USD. For residents of Canada, all pricing is subject to Ontario HST @ 13%.
The single session recording ticket price is $165.00.
If you have other questions about registration, email us at virtual2025@isaac-online.org
ASHA CEUs
ISAAC is offering ASHA CEUs for the Virtual Event 2025, both on the live and recorded sessions. This means that even if you are not able to attend one or more of the live sessions, you could still qualify for ASHA CEUs by watching the session recording. Attendees who have attended live sessions or watched the session recordings and wish to file their ASHA CEU claim, can do so by connecting to our online ISAAC CEU reporting form here. Please note that you will need to enter the session id number for each session that you are claiming ASHA CEUs for, as well as your ASHA member id number and name/address/email as registered with ASHA.

Live Sessions

Recorded Sessions

ISAAC Virtual Event 2025 - Session Recordings ONLY
2025-11-04 08:00 - 2026-04-30 17:00
