With the holiday season right around the corner, it’s time to get ready for some core vocabulary infusion into fun activities. Let’s see what Michaela Sullivan and Lindsay Dougherty have in store for older students learning to use AAC. Enjoy! Direct Link to Video -https://youtu.be/3N7q3SHAFKg
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How can we help neurodiverse learners engage with STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education? Today, we learn from Steve Sheirer, Hayley Schulze, and Judy Campagna who shared their ideas for this at a PaTTAN conference. We are grateful to the presenters and to PaTTAN for this helpful information. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KURMuwEANF4&list=PLCkBP2csbOsstD9Wga4bgj-ZK0-zcRLkr&index=1&t=15s&ab_channel=PaTTAN
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AAC can be life-enhancing for individuals with degenerative conditions that affect their speech and language. Today, we learn from SLPs Kristin Conzo and Caitlin Cloud. Follow along as they talk about issues, tools, and strategies that can be helpful in supporting these individuals. You can obtain the slide handout for this presentation here. This presentation was hosted by the Northwest Augmentative Communication Society. We are grateful to them and to the presenters, Kristin and Caitlin, for sharing this information. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s3Gye6O6vU&ab_channel=NorthwestAugmentativeCommunicationSociety
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October is a wonderful month for learning about AAC around the world. In today’s featured video we travel to India to hear from Poonam Natarajan, the founder of Vidya Sagar, and Prahalad, an AAC user. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81nlhEmQ5ho
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Improving how school teams support students who use AAC is a high priority for families and professionals alike. In today’s video, we feature AAC SLP Vicki Clarke of DTA Schools and Nicole Palumbo of PRC Saltillo, who discuss ways to provide school personnel with systematic AAC training. Many thanks to the presenters and to SWAAAC for this helpful presentation. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCWDz9nw6s&ab_channel=SWAAAC
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AAC Awareness Month provides us with additional incentive to learn from people who use AAC on a regular basis. In today’s featured video, we hear from Courtney Johnson who shared her firsthand experiences with AAC use in higher education. This session was presented at the AAC in the Cloud 2024 virtual conference. Many thanks to Courtney and the conference organizers for making this archived session available. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CpG8Vhldo&ab_channel=CoughDrop
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When individuals with AAC needs are excluded from research studies, it limits the growth of the knowledge base regarding effective practices in many ways. One barrier to their participation relates to researchers’ limited understanding of ethical and practical ways to inform people with complex communication needs about the risks and potential benefits of particular research studies and obtain their consent to participate, should they choose to do so. Today’s video features the work of doctoral student and SLP Jacinta Pennacchia from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne who explores the issues and discusses ways to address these barriers. Many thanks to Jacinta, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne for this presentation. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YF7ARJXQT0
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Michaela Sullivan and Lindsay Dougherty have some exciting things planned for October. In this video preview, Lindsay gives a heads-up of what’s to come. Take a look. Direct link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ie_WXqjp_Q&ab_channel=SchoolYearofCore
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Storytime with AAC is an innovative program that can be replicated in local libraries. Learn about it and get inspired by this presentation from Elena Dukhovny, Polina Rubanova, and Sabena D’souza with guest speaker Himani Hitendra. You can obtain the handout and support material here. Today’s featured video is an archived presentation from the 2024 AAC in the Cloud Conference, founded by CoughDrop. Many thanks to the presenters and the fine conference team for this impactful session. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijiSXPuxDhI&ab_channel=CoughDrop
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How can families re-engage their efforts to support communication? Join us as we view this archived video from AAC parents Kelly Meissner, Karen Hoerst, and Cori Stell, which offers ideas on how to move forward with AAC. Many thanks to the presenters and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation for making this session from their 2024 Family Conference available to all. Enjoy! Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P61WSo_M48
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