The AAC Speaker Connection AAC Speaker Connection (USSAAC) is a web-based portal enabling businesses, schools, organizations, and other entities to find and engage individuals who use AAC as invited speakers for their classroom, organization, clinic, workshop, conference, or other event. Topics will vary, but may include perceptions, opinions, strategies, tools, and personal and professional experiences. …
Vicki Clarke from Dynamic Therapy Associates will guide us through making determinations during AAC assessments that may seem small but potentially have big consequences.
Ready Set Go! Bidding opens October 1 A virtual auction to fund our AAC Speaker Connection – an online directory of AAC users to match them with faculty, schools, self-advocacy and parent groups, community organizations, and others who are interested in hearing the authentic voices of people who use AAC. The virtual auction will be…
Presenter: Lance McLemore Lance McLemore has been using AAC in one form or another since 2009. He currently uses an Accent 1000 from PRC with LAMP Words for Life. He graduated with a BA from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is an ambassador for PRC and the Center for AAC and Autism. He…
About the Presenter: Janet Callahan, parent and Mechanical engineer with nearly 10 years supporting an AAC user. Novice homeschool teacher and Lakota language learner. Seminar Description: A discussion on Indigenous languages, bilingual AAC, and “heritage languages." Moderated by: Betsy Caporale Participants Will: 1. Become familiar with heritage and indigenous languages. 2. Learn about the needs…
Where the Assistive Technology Community Meets to… Network, Learn, and Share The ATIA conference offers amazing value with multiple, flexible registration tiers, fees, a group discount program, and much more. Multiple registration packages are available — including in-person and virtual options — allowing you to select the package that works best for you and your…
Seminar Description: Based upon the 2020 systematic review conducted by the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice (NCAEP), AAC is a focused intervention that meets the evidence-based practice criteria for individuals with autism with 47 single case design studies. This webinar will describe the work in California to scale the implementation of the identified…
SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: Profanity, swearing, and slang are often considered “taboo”, yet they are aspects of social communication. Research even shows that children have a repertoire of 30-40 taboo words when they enter school. There is normative data to reflect use of profanity and other “taboos” across the lifespan. Despite its prevalence in everyday communication, AAC…
Seminar Description: As the 2022 hurricane season opens, it is time to provide critical information about disaster/emergency preparedness for people with disabilities and, especially, people with significant communication needs. This session will be a panel discussion moderated by the co- chairs of USSAAC's Disaster Relief Committee. The panel will be comprised of internationally known leaders…
Time 2 Talk Therapy Services, LLC is offering a summer AAC camp for campers as an intensive language and literacy experience.
There’s a broad range of strategies and devices that individuals may use for communication if their speech isn’t functional.
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