Schedule
2024 Conference
Events for October 30, 2024
Bringing AAC Service Delivery into the 21st Century
Session ID: 1001 Objectives: 1. Identify three (3) challenges individuals with CCNs and their families face when seeking AAC services. 2. Discuss three (3) benefits of teletherapy as a […]
How to make partners model AAC – challenges and success factors from 20 years research and practice
Session ID: 1040 Objectives: 1. Describe Akktiv – a comprehensive partner training program. 2. Discuss evidence with regard to partner based interventions. 3. Describe the challenges in instructing different […]
AAC as language – What is not researched
Session ID: 1011 Objectives: 1. Describe AAC as an atypical language form. 2. Explain the processes underlying typical and atypical language development. 3. Identify thematic ideas for AAC research. […]
Comprehensive Literacy Instruction and AAC: From Emergent to Conventional Literacy
Session ID: 1023 Objectives: 1. Identify 4 questions used to determine the appropriateness of a focus on emergent or conventional literacy for individual learners. 2. Identify 3 or more […]
Caregivers of Children using AAC: What Are Their Experiences?
Session ID: 1036 Objectives: 1. Identify at least two changes in caregiver stress characteristics over the past 20 years. 2. Describe at least three characteristics of caregiver experiences across […]
Reading and Writing in People with Aphasia Who Benefit from AAC
Session ID: 1003 Objectives: 1. Apply meaningful principles to classify people with aphasia who may benefit from AAC. 2. Describe differences in reading and writing between Stored Message and […]
The Guide to Communication with Hospitalized Patients
Session ID: 1019 Objectives: 1. Explain the sequence in which the six main elements of the Guide framework are most effectively used. 2. Identify three types of patients that […]
ISAAC’s Journal: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Session ID: 1047 Objectives: 1. Identify the role of the AAC journal in ISAAC. 2. List the current issues and priorities for the journal. 3. Identify at least three […]
AAC Across the Lifespan: A Parent Panel Discussion
Session ID: 1042 Objectives: 1. Describe one resource for parents as they serve as educational advocates. 2. Name 3 challenges AAC users often face when transitioning from school services […]
AAC, How we got here and where we are likely to be in 20 years
Session ID: 1032 Objectives: 1. Describe early AAC devices (simple and technical) and understand how technology had advanced what is possible. 2. Name at least two key unmet needs […]
ISAAC Singapore – A New Chapter in Changing Times
Session ID: 1033 Objectives: 1. Describe ways to engage various stakeholders in building awareness of AAC in the larger community. 2. Describe ways to engage with community partners to […]
