Home Training Conferences AAC Talks, May 8, 2026 4A: AAC Devices: Technology to Support Successful Communication
Print

4A: AAC Devices: Technology to Support Successful Communication

Speaker: Alexandra Reiner

Session Description:
This session will explore evidence-based strategies for implementing AAC to support successful and functional communication across settings. Participants will learn practical approaches for modeling, prompting, and integrating AAC into daily routines to build communicative competence. The session will highlight common barriers to implementation and offer clinical techniques to increase consistency, collaboration, and meaningful use. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to enhance AAC outcomes for diverse communicators.

Session content disclosure statement:
Talk To Me Technologies (TTMT) and Smartbox Assistive Technology have developed and patented licensed technology trademarked as Grid 3 and Grid for iPad. This presentation will focus exclusively on settings and page sets within Grid 3 and Grid for iPad and will not include information on other similar or related AAC software.

Objectives:
Identify barriers to (or misconceptions) about AAC introduction and how to overcome or avoid them. 
Participants will identify three unique features of each Smartbox device.
List two best practice strategies in AAC implementation

Speaker Bio:
Alexandra Reiner smilingAlexandra Reiner, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a Speech-Language Pathologist and AAC Consultant with a master’s degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. After several years supporting school-aged children as an AAC specialist at a local Intermediate Unit, she joined Talk To Me Technologies in 2025. In her current position, Alexandra helps to assess technology and access methods for clients’ needs during evaluations for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), as well as plays an active role in supporting and training families, caregivers, and other related professionals on AAC implementation and use. 

Disclosures:
Alexandra Reiner will not be receiving an honorarium for this event. She is an AAC Consultant with Smartbox, holds PA State Licensure in speech-language pathology, and is an ASHA CCC-SLP.