AAC Summer Workshop
2026-08-04 - 2026-08-05 | IATP, 701 North Walnut Street, Springfield, IL, 62702, United States
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
IN-PERSON & ONLINE

Elizabeth Leatherman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
AAC Intervention with Teens and Young Adults
Register for AAC Intervention with Teens and Young Adults

9:45–10:45am
IN-PERSON & ONLINE

Tom Dixon, M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS
Pediatric TBI and AAC
Register for Pediatric TBI and AAC

11:00am–Noon
IN-PERSON & ONLINE

Savanna Brittlebank, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Evidence-Based AAC Interventions for Early Communicators
Register for Evidence-Based AAC Interventions for Early Communicators

1:30–2:30pm
IN-PERSON & ONLINE

Winnie White, EdD
Unlocking Voices: Practical Strategies for Educators
Register for Unlocking Voices

2:45–3:45pm
IN-PERSON & ONLINE

Shannon Voss
You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Make a Powerful Contribution
Register for You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Make a Powerful Contribution

4:00–4:30pm
IN-PERSON & ONLINE

IATP SLPs
AAC Device Lab
Register for AAC Device Lab

Wednesday, August 5th

8:45–9:45am
ONLINE ONLY

Infinitec
Finding the Right Words: The Link Between Communication and Behavior
Register for Finding the Right Words

10:00–11:00am
ONLINE ONLY

Infinitec
Making Language AACessible: Alternate AAC Access Considerations and Accessible Low Tech AAC Tools
Register for Making Language AACessible

11:15am–Noon
ONLINE ONLY

Nancy Marback-Pehler, MHS CCC-SLP
AAC and the Transition Age: A Look into Social Peer Groups
Register for AAC and the Transition Age

1:00–2:30pm
ONLINE ONLY

Amy Yacucci, Ed.D CCC-SLP/L
Why AAC Isn't Working and What to Do Instead: Moving from Device to Communication
Register for Why AAC Isn't Working and What to Do Instead

2:45–3:45pm
ONLINE ONLY

Stephanie Fassov, M.A.
Ableism and Societal Expectations AAC Communicators Face
Register for Ableism and Societal Expectations AAC Communicators Face
