This two-day, hybrid AAC Summer Workshop will feature speakers from various backgrounds to help you enhance and grow your AAC skills. We will have both in-person and virtual presentations and presenters. The workshop courses will be for everyone, including beginner to advanced AAC professionals, teachers, Speech-Language Pathologists, parents, Paraprofessionals, and anyone wanting to learn more about AAC.
Tuesday, August 4th
8:30–9:30am
Hybrid
Elizabeth Leatherman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
AAC Intervention with Teens and Young Adults
9:45–10:45am
Hybrid
11:00am–Noon
Virtual
Savanna Brittlebank, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Supporting Early Language for AAC
1:30–2:30pm
Virtual
Winnie White
Unlocking Voices: Practical Strategies for Educators
2:45–3:45pm
Hybrid
Shannon Voss
You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Make a Powerful Contribution
4:00–4:30pm
Hybrid
IATP ISBE SLPs
AAC Device Lab
Wednesday, August 5th
11:15am–Noon
Virtual
Nancy Marback-Pehler, MHS CCC-SLP
AAC and the Transition Age: A Look into Social Peer Groups
1:00–2:30pm
Virtual
Amy Yacucci, Ed.D CCC-SLP/L
Why AAC Isn't Working and What to Do Instead: Moving from Device to Communication
2:45–3:45pm
Virtual
Stephanie Fassov, M.A.
Ableism and Societal Expectations AAC Communicators Face