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  • Exemplary AAC SLPs Supporting Children who use AAC in Meaningful Interactions

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1026   Objectives: 1. Define how and why the term exemplary AAC SLP is used in the current investigation. 2. Identify one or more communicative support strategies used by exemplary AAC SLPs and the ways these strategies support meaningful social interaction. 3. Describe components of the theory of attuning and how these components […]

    Speakers:

    Danielle Nader

  • Diversity in children with CCN

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1006   Objectives: 1. Define culturally sensitive parenting. 2. Define crucial elements of a culturally sensitive guideline.   Moderator: Kathy Look Howery

    Speakers:

    Mathijs Vervloed

  • Literacy Learning using digital apps for students with intellectual disability in need of AAC

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1007   Objectives: 1. Define how specifically developed digitally based instruction methods can be used as literacy instruction for students with ID. 2. Describe strategies that are effective for persons with TD as well as persons with ID in need of AAC. 3. Identify reading interventions that are effective in increasing reading ability […]

    Speakers:

    Lisa Palmqvist

  • ComBo-training staff of adults in need of AAC-views of participants, managers, and users

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1038   Objectives: 1. Describe AKKtiv – a comprehensive partner training program. 2. Explain the results of evaluation of ComBo and the views of participants, their managers. 3. Analyze evidence with regard to partner based interventions provided to adults. 4. Explain how to involve AAC users through the use of Talking Mats.   […]

    Speakers:

    Gunilla Thunberg

  • French Vocabulary Options from PRC-Saltillo

    Session ID: 1048   Objectives: 1. List three French vocabulary options from PRC-Saltillo. 2. Describe key elements of available French vocabularies. 3. Identify additional online resources for French vocabularies.   Moderator: Michelle Phillippy

    Speakers:

    Catherine BrumbackOlivia Wolkoff

  • AAC Technologies and Interventions to Support Literacy Learning

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1030   Objectives: 1. Describe the importance of literacy skills for people who need AAC. 2. Describe the components of effective instruction to support literacy learning for individuals who need AAC. 3. Describe technologies to support the acquisition of literacy skills and the transition from picture symbols to literacy.   Moderator: Sarah Yong

    Speakers:

    Janice Light

  • My fight to get speech back after a stroke

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1020   Objectives: Describe speech rehabilitation from a personal perspective.   Moderator: Shannon Paige

    Speakers:

    Nicholas Wilkinson

  • Designing Accessible & Inclusive Online Meetings for Persons with Complex Communication Access Needs – Cancelled

    Online (Zoom)

    Important note: This session has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond ISAAC’s control.   Session ID: 1009   Objectives: 1. Describe the significance of communication accessibility for individuals with complex communication needs (CCAN) in online meetings. 2. Identify key challenges faced by individuals with CCAN in participating effectively in online meeting environments. 3. Define practical […]

    Speakers:

    Nneka Nnagbo

  • Matriz de Comunicación e Hitos para la comunicación: Herramientas para evaluar competencias comunicaTIVAS, Communication Matrix and Milestones for Communication: Tools for assessing communication competences

    Online (Zoom)

    Session ID: 1045   Objectives: 1. Compare the use of objective tools in the communication process to visual examination and monitoring without recording systems. 2. Describe how the use of detailed tools enables the formulation of more concrete work objectives and the continuous assessment of communicative competencies. 3. Describe how the combination of two assessment […]

    Speakers:

    Mariana Eva Beltramini Arrúa

  • It’s not just translation: Adapting AAC Language Systems for International Use

    Session ID: 1049   Objectives:   1. Critically evaluate the impact of English-centric biases in AAC systems on the communication effectiveness of non-English-speaking users.  2. Identify the barriers and challenges in developing AAC systems for diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.  3. Analyze the role of syntax, semantics, and regional dialects in the development of culturally […]

    Speakers:

    Chip ClarkeTeodora Alexsic