Past Evening Seminars (2022 - 2023)
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Past 2023 Evening Seminars
Information will be added here after each virtual Evening Seminar is held.
March 23, 2023: AAC for Early Intervention: Foundations for Symbol Use - Teaching initiation and social engagement through gestures and affect. Speaker: Marci Revelli, MS CCC/SLP Download the slides. A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
April 25, 2023: Considerations When Assessing Switch Use for Communication - Initial considerations for switch placement, types, and their impact on initial AAC decisions. Speakers: Donna Cole Wilson, MS CCC-SLP and Alex Toole, AAC User Download the slides.
May 23, 2023: AAC in the Classroom - April shared her thoughts and ideas on incorporating AAC into the classroom. Speaker: April Weitkamp, MA Download the slides. A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
June 8, 2023: Considerations When Assessing Switch Use for Communication, Part 2. Speakers: Marci Revelli, MS CCC-SLP, Donna Cole Wilson, MS CCC-SLP, and Drew Sato, AAC User Download the slides. Here is the document on building switch skills that Marci mentioned. Here is the video of Drew that was shown before Drew presented.
September 28, 2023: AAC Assessment Considerations in Degenerative Disease - AAC considerations for populations with degenerative conditions. Speakers: Kristin Conzo, MS, CCC-SLP and Caitlin Cloud, MA, CCC-SLP Download the slides. A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
October 26, 2023: AAC Goal Setting 101: Achieving Functional Success with Adults who Need AAC - Setting meaningful goals for AAC users and providing realistic implementation strategies. Speaker: Beth McHose MS Ed, CCC-SLP A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
Resources from Beth:
November 30, 2023: Mental Health and AAC - A discussion on the need for mental health supports for AAC users and strategies that support mental health using AAC. Speaker: Alicia Alverson MS, CCC-SLP, ATP Download the slides. A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
Related resources Alicia shared:
Emotional wellbeing, mental health, and self-advocacy supports in Voco Chat
Curtis, D. A., Mohesky, A., & Good, C. (2023). The use of augmentative alternative communication in psychotherapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23, 864–870. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12657
2022 Evening Seminars
March 24, 2022: Washington Assistive Technology Act Program (WATAP) at the UW Center for Technology and Disability Studies and Northwest Augmentative Communication Society website and resources.
April 28, 2022: AAC Funding with NWACS Board Member Marci Revelli, MS, CCC-SLP Download the handout. A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
May 26, 2022: Special Education Technology Center (SETC) and the Pacific NW Adapted Toy Library.
June 16, 2022: Local vendor representatives:
Emily Conkin, Tobi Dynavox Consultant Download Emily’s handout
Alicia Alverson, Smartbox Consultant Download Alicia’s handout
Sharí Sayán, PRC-Saltillo Consultant Download Sharí’s slides
September 22, 2022: Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) and AAC with guests Melody Zagami Furze PhD and Jessica Mount Matney, MS, CCC-SLP Download the handout. A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
October 27, 2022: Eye Tracking Success for Children with Trinity Deibert, MS, CCC-SLP A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
December 8, 2022: Vision and AAC; Marci shared this Eye Gaze Data Collection Sheet she created (this is in Word format and so can be adapted to meet the specific vision behaviors and environmental considerations of the user)
Related resource:
Past AAC Learning Networks (2024 - )
