Educational resources for AAC
Webcast Description
Drs. Howard Shane, Jessica Gosnell, David McNaughton, and Sam Sennot discuss the use of mobile communication technologies (e.g., the iPad) by children with complex communication needs. The discussion includes: Benefits of Mobile Communication Technology (1:00); the Assessment Process (4:00); Learning about New Apps (12:20); Intervention (15:25); Building Vocabulary and Language Skills (21:20); What’s Next? (25:20); Additional Resources (29:50)
Howard Shane & Meghan OBrien (Childrens’ Hospital Boston)
Webcast Description
In this webcast, Howard Shane and Meghan OBrien describe the use of the Visual Immersion Program to develop the comprehension and expressive language skills of individuals with autism.
Kathy Drager, Janice Light, & David McNaughton
Webcast Description
This introductory level webcast on “AAC and Children” by Kathy Drager, Janice Light, and David McNaughton (Penn State University) is designed as an introduction to the use of AAC. It focuses on ways to provide communication opportunities, model the use of AAC, pause, respond to the child, and most of all, to have fun!
This webcast was produced as part of the work of the AAC-RERC under grant #H133E080011 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). The production of this webcast also was funded by U.S. Department of Education grant H325K080333
Dr. Susan Fager (University of Nebraska at Lincoln) and Dr. Adaptive Access: Key Design ConsiderationsJeff Higginbotham (State University of New York at Buffalo) present on Key Design Considerations for People with Communication, Motor, and Cognitive Challenges at the AAC-RERC State of the Science Conference in Baltimore Maryland, June 28, 2012.
This webcast was produced as part of the work of the AAC-RERC under grant #H133E080011 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Dr. Melanie Fried-Oken (Oregon Health & Science University) and Dr. Janice Light (Penn State University) present on cognitive science considerations in the design of AAC technologies for children and adults. Presented on June 28, 2012, at the AAC-RERC State of the Science conference in Baltimore, MD.