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AACademics: November 2018

November 11, 2018 NWACS

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Effects of Interventions That Include Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Input on the Communication of Individuals With Complex Communication Needs: A Meta-Analysis by Tara O’Neill, Janice Light, and La… — AACademics AAC Research Summary: Effects of Interventions That Include Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Input on the Communication of Individuals With Complex Communication Needs: A Meta-Analysis by Tara O’Neill, Janice Light, and Lauramarie Pope (2018)

AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

The topic for this month’s summary is modeling!

NWACS2018 Special Guest: Karanveer Singh

October 31, 2018 NWACS

NWACS2018 Fall Conference Special Guest: Karanveer Singh {Transcript}

It was our great pleasure to have Karanveer Singh as a guest speaker at this year’s NWACS Fall Conference! Here is the transcript of the speech he gave at NWACS2018.

NWACS2018 Fall Conference {Summary}

October 28, 2018 NWACS

NWACS2018 Fall Conference: ‘Creating Core Vocabulary Environments for Students with Complex Motor and Communication Needs’ with Gail Van Tatenhove, MS, CCC-SLP

A brief summary and resources from NWACS2018

Using AAC to Support Verbal Communicators

October 26, 2018 NWACS

NWACS President Tanna shares rationale for ongoing use of AAC tips and tools to maximize the total communication skills of emerging - or limited - verbal communicators.

New Discoveries: Washington Assistive Technology Act Program

October 17, 2018 NWACS

New Discoveries: AAC Resources to Explore

Highlighted Resource: Washington Assistive Technology Act Program (WATAP)

New Discoveries: Special Education Technology Center

October 11, 2018 NWACS

New Discoveries: AAC Resources to Explore

Highlighted Resource: Special Education Technology Center (SETC)

Using AAC: Scanning

October 4, 2018 NWACS

What happens when an individual cannot isolate a finger to directly activate buttons to communicate? How will they access their AAC system? NWACS Contributor Margaret discusses types of scanning patterns for accessing AAC.