Presenter: Gloria Soto, PhD, San Francisco State University Summary: Dr. Gloria Soto is a leading AAC expert and researcher with expertise in supporting culturally and linguistically responsive AAC. Her presentation will explore cultural & linguistic …
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Language Intervention with AAC
Presenter: Cathy Binger, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of New Mexico Summary: Dr. Cathy Binger is a leading AAC expert and researcher with expertise in supporting sentence development for children who use AAC. This presentation will provide …
AAC Intervention with Beginning Communicators
AAC Intervention with Beginning Communicators Presenter: Janice Light, PhD, Penn State Summary: Dr. Janice Light is a leading AAC expert and researcher with years of experience supporting beginning communicators through AAC. Her presentation will outline …
AAC Mentorship: One Augmented Communicator’s Experience Mentoring New AAC Users
Presenter: Anastasia Wilson, BA, Augmented Communicator Summary: Anastasia (Stasia) Wilson is an Augmentative and Alternative Communicator with a passion for sharing her expertise with new AAC users through mentorship. Stasia will discuss her experience mentoring …
Remembering Ludell Swenson
A peek into a collection of newspaper clippings about Ludell Swenson reveals the life of an extraordinarily accomplished person: marathoner, competitive tournament bowler, outspoken social services advocate. But what stands out the most is his …
Task force offers tools allowing patients on ventilators to communicate
For a patient suffering from a life-threatening illness like COVID-19, communication means everything. If that person is on a ventilator and no visitors are allowed in the room, doctors and nurses must rely on tools …