Video of the Week: Systematic Instruction on AAC for School Teams

October 16, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: Systematic Instruction on AAC for School Teams

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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Video of the Week: AAC in Higher Education

October 2, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: AAC in Higher Education

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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Video of the Week: AAC & Informed Consent for Participation in Research 

September 25, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: AAC & Informed Consent for Participation in Research 

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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Video of the Week: Library-based Reading Program for AAC Users and their Families

September 11, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: Library-based Reading Program for AAC Users and their Families

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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Video of the Week: Rebooting Our Efforts to Support Communication

September 4, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: Rebooting Our Efforts to Support Communication

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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Video of the Week: On Effort, Energy, and AAC

August 28, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: On Effort, Energy, and AAC

Living with a communication disability can be exhausting, and AAC practitioners often fail to recognize the complex calculations involved in daily AAC use. In today’s video, we feature AAC user Isaac Baldry, who discusses the practical challenges and helps raise awareness about these issues. Many thanks to Isaac and MonTECH MT for this important presentation. Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGp3tqlBKzA 

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Video of the Week: Getting Ready for September School Year of Core Vocabulary Words Older Student Lessons

August 21, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: Getting Ready for September School Year of Core Vocabulary Words Older Student Lessons

If you work with older students who are learning to use more core vocabulary in their AAC systems, check out this series from AAC SLPs Michaela Sullivan and Lindsay Dougherty. Today’s video features the next edition of the Older Student version of the School Year of Core Vocabulary Words series. Enjoy! Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx4PHstUNhE

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Video of the Week: AAC Resources to Guide Families

August 14, 2024 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: AAC Resources to Guide Families

Looking for a way to support families who are getting started with AAC or want to reboot their efforts to include it in everyday life? Today’s video features AAC SLPs Tabi Jones Wohleber, Rachael Langley, and PrAACtical AAC’s own Carole Zangari, providing an overview of the free materials available through the Stepping into AAC project. Many thanks to all of the presenters and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation for recording this session as part of their 2024 Angelman Syndrome Family Conference and making it available. If this sounds like a good fit for you, check out the Stepping Into AAC resources here.   Direct Link to Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0sHcsUZw3A

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