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SUMMARY:Special Education Basics & Access to Assistive Tech in School
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a Zoom Presentation On: Special Education Basics \nWhat is AT and AAC? \nLaws Protecting AAC in School \nTips for Using AAC in School \nHosted by: Vanessa Aceves – Equip for Equality\nLinda Prewitt – IATP \nClick the Zoom link below to register for this event. \nJoin Zoom Link
URL:https://iltech.org/event/social-education-basics-and-access-to-assistive-technology-in-school/
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SUMMARY:AAC Summer Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This 2-day\, hybrid (virtual and in-person) AAC Summer Workshop will offer various speakers from various backgrounds to help you enhance and grow your skills regarding AAC. 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. \nTuesday\, August 5th (Hybrid) 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM\nAAC and Literacy \nSavanna Brittlebank\, Ph.D.\, CCC-SLP \nRegister10:45 AM - 11:45 AM\nAAC in Schools \nCaitlyn Smith \nRegister1:15 PM - 2:45 PM\nGestalt Language Processing and AAC Use \nAngi Martin\, Ed.D.\, CCC/SLP-A \nRegister3:00 PM - 4:15 PM\nSwitch Making Workshop \nLynette Strode and Robin Richard \nRegisterWednesday\, August 6th (Virtual Only) 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM\nAAC with Emergent Communicators \nAndrea Winfrey\, M.A. CCC-SLP and Claire Parrent\, M.S. CCC-SLP \nRegister10:15 AM - 11:15 AM\nCVI and AAC  \nJoy Hyzny\, Assistive Technology Specialist \nRegister11:30 AM - 12:15 PM\nMental Health in the AAC Community  \nStephanie Fassov\, M.A. \nRegister1:30 PM - 3:00 PM\nAAC Computer Control Features \nBrittney Bourgeois\, M.A. CCC-SLP \nRegister
URL:https://iltech.org/event/aac-summer-workshop-2025/
LOCATION:IATP\, 701 North Walnut Street\, Springfield\, IL\, 62702\, United States
CATEGORIES:IATP Events,Trainings & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Simplifying Cooking with Assistive Technology
DESCRIPTION:Register HereOverview\nDaily meal preparation is challenging for nearly everyone—it can be complicated\, time-sensitive\, and physically demanding. While a disability can make cooking for yourself feel even more overwhelming\, a simple tool or strategy can often be all it takes to make it easier\, safer\, and much less stressful. In this discussion live from the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) Tech Kitchen\, we’ll show examples of a wide variety of low- and high-tech assistive kitchen tool options. These include: commercially available adaptive tools\, creative uses and modifications for standard tools\, individualized fabrication of tools\, and tools that use voice control and AI features. \nASL interpreters and captioning will be available for the the live event. \nLearning Objectives\n\nIdentify at least ten different kitchen tools or tool adaptations that may increase access to safe meal preparation.\nIdentify at least two possibilities for tool acquisition.\nIdentify at least one strategy for the prevention of tool abandonment.\n\nStrand(s)\nAT for Physical Access and Participation; Aging & AT \nTarget Audience\nAT Specialists; Caregivers; Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities; Consultants/Trainers; Curriculum and Instruction Individuals; Disability Services; Educators; Faculty/Instructors – Higher Education; Family Members; Government/Non-Profit Agencies; Occupational Therapists; Paraprofessionals; Physical Therapists; Rehabilitation Counselors; Speech-Language Pathologists; Special Education Educators; Teachers of the Visually Impaired; Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing; Transition Coordinators; Visual Impairment Specialists; Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists \nExperience Level\nIntroductory \nContent Area\nProfessional Area \nSession Delivery Format\nLive stream presentation on October 28\, 2025\, from 3-4:30 pm EST \nContinuing Education Credits\nFor Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information\, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs \nThis course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:\nIACET\nFor: 0.15 CEU Units or 1.5 CEU Hours. \nSpeaker/s:\nElizabeth Wright\nIllinois Assistive Technology Program\, Tech Kitchen Coordinator/Chef Instructor \nBIOGRAPHY\nElizabeth Wright is a professionally trained chef with a background in culinary and hospitality management. She also holds the Assistive Technology Professional certification. She joined Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) as the Chef Instructor in 2022 to assist in the development of the Tech Kitchen\, a program designed to aid independence in meal preparation in the home through the use of assistive technology.\nRelevant Financial and Non-Financial Relationships: Receives salary from employment at Illinois Assistive Technology Program. \nCallie Estes\nIllinois Assistive Technology Program\, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant \nBIOGRAPHY\nCallie Estes is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant that holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Concordia University in Mequon\, WI. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies in Occupational Therapy at North Central College in Naperville\, IL. She joined the Illinois Assistive Technology Program in 2024 as a full-time Tech Kitchen staff member\, where she supports individuals in building skills for greater independence in the kitchen through the use of adaptive tools\, strategies\, and assistive technology.
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SUMMARY:PRC-Saltillo Advanced Access with ALP and Mounting
DESCRIPTION:Room:  IATP 2nd Floor Conference Room \n\n\nThis 2-day course will be presented by Shawn Malcomson\, Access Product Specialist for PRC-Saltillo. Our goal for this course is to bring high quality education regarding access considerations to local clinicians. These courses have been taught and refined over many years to ensure the content is relevant\, digestible\, and applicable. \n\n\nWe ask that the clinicians who attend are somewhat experienced with AAC and already understand the basic operation of the devices. If not\, we may ask that they work with the local consultant prior to attending the class. During the lab sections\, participants will work in pairs. The class size should not exceed 30 participants. \n\n\nYour course includes 13 hours of instruction (1.3 ASHA CEUs with a certificate for other credentialing requirements). We will also include a morning and afternoon break as well as a lunch break. \n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nIntroduction: 15 minutes\nOverview of the ALP: 15 minutes\nALP for AAC: 60 minutes\nFacilitating Strategies and Application: 20 minutes\nSummary\, Review\, Planning: 10 minutes\nVision: 60 minutes\nPositioning/Movement: 45 minutes\nTouch Access: 45 minutes\nHead Tracking – Part I: 30 minutes\nHead Tracking – Part II: 45 minutes\nEye Tracking – Part I: 45 minutes\nEye Tracking – Part II: 75 minutes\nSwitches: 120 minutes\nGrand Rounds: 60 minutes\nIntroduction to Core Principles: 15 minutes\nOverview of mounting components: 30 minutes\nHands on Lab with Q/A: 75 minutes\n\nMore about Video Grand Rounds: This is an excellent opportunity to crowd source ideas for moving your client’s access forward. Teams are asked to bring videos of their clients for whom they would like input for an access-related issue. We’re going to have 20+ great minds in the room\, let’s put them all to work using what we know and what we learn over these 2 days to help someone improve their skills. \n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Now\n\nWe prefer to have attendees pre-registered so registration on the day of the event goes more smoothly. \n\n\nParticipants will need to sign in to the training every day to be eligible for ASHA CEUs and certificates of attendance.
URL:https://iltech.org/event/prc-saltillo-advanced-access-with-alp-and-mounting/
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SUMMARY:AAC Summer Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    Tuesday\, August 4th\n\n    \n      \n        8:30–9:30am\n        IN-PERSON & ONLINE\n      \n      \n        Elizabeth Leatherman\, Ph.D.\, CCC-SLP\n        AAC Intervention with Teens and Young Adults\n        Register for AAC Intervention with Teens and Young Adults\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        9:45–10:45am\n        IN-PERSON & ONLINE\n      \n      \n        Tom Dixon\, M.S. CCC-SLP\, CBIS\n        Pediatric TBI and AAC\n        Register for Pediatric TBI and AAC\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        11:00am–Noon\n        IN-PERSON & ONLINE\n      \n      \n        Savanna Brittlebank\, Ph.D.\, CCC-SLP\n        Evidence-Based AAC Interventions for Early Communicators\n        Register for Evidence-Based AAC Interventions for Early Communicators\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        1:30–2:30pm\n        IN-PERSON & ONLINE\n      \n      \n        Winnie White\, EdD\n        Unlocking Voices: Practical Strategies for Educators\n        Register for Unlocking Voices\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        2:45–3:45pm\n        IN-PERSON & ONLINE\n      \n      \n        Shannon Voss\n        You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Make a Powerful Contribution\n        Register for You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Make a Powerful Contribution\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        4:00–4:30pm\n        IN-PERSON & ONLINE\n      \n      \n        IATP SLPs\n        AAC Device Lab\n        Register for AAC Device Lab\n      \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n    Wednesday\, August 5th\n\n    \n      \n        8:45–9:45am\n        ONLINE ONLY\n      \n      \n        Infinitec\n        Finding the Right Words: The Link Between Communication and Behavior\n        Register for Finding the Right Words\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        10:00–11:00am\n        ONLINE ONLY\n      \n      \n        Infinitec\n        Making Language AACessible: Alternate AAC Access Considerations and Accessible Low Tech AAC Tools\n        Register for Making Language AACessible\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        11:15am–Noon\n        ONLINE ONLY\n      \n      \n        Nancy Marback-Pehler\, MHS CCC-SLP\n        AAC and the Transition Age: A Look into Social Peer Groups\n        Register for AAC and the Transition Age\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        1:00–2:30pm\n        ONLINE ONLY\n      \n      \n        Amy Yacucci\, Ed.D CCC-SLP/L\n        Why AAC Isn't Working and What to Do Instead: Moving from Device to Communication\n        Register for Why AAC Isn't Working and What to Do Instead\n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        2:45–3:45pm\n        ONLINE ONLY\n      \n      \n        Stephanie Fassov\, M.A.\n        Ableism and Societal Expectations AAC Communicators Face\n        Register for Ableism and Societal Expectations AAC Communicators Face
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