IATP

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

Laremont School’s Special Needs Resource Fair & Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat
2026-10-03 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Laremont School, 17934 Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake, IL, 60030, United States
IATP will be exhibiting at the Resource Fair. It will be held inside of Laremont and in the Laremont Parking Lot. In the event of rain, everything will be inside of Laremont. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Andre Probst at aprobst@sedol.us
