AAC Talks 2025—AAC Without Limits: Voices, Stories, and Possibilities

Welcome to AAC Talks Spring 2025 Web Conference!

8:45 am - 10:00 am

Keynote—From the NICU to the Global Stage: A Family’s Fearless Mission to Empower Others
Speakers: Delaina Parrish, Tricia Parrish, and Ali Crisp

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Session 2A - From Access to Engagement: Effective AAC Implementation in the Classroom
Speaker: Stacey Raijski

Session 2B - Navigating Transitions: Ensuring Student Success
Speakers: Rachael Smolen and Kathryn Helland

Session 2C - AAC Across Environments

Speakers: Amanda Samperi and Becca Hoke

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Session 3A - Using the SETT Framework to Inform AAC Assessment & Implementation Planning
Speaker: Kelly Fonner

Session 3B - Empowering Learning using AAC as a Universal Design for Learning Support
Speakers: Andrea King and Ken Priutt

Session 3C - Model Like You Mean It
Speakers: Mark Sauka, Anastasia Martinez, Dana Ulakovic, Jared Harnish, and David Dugan

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Session 4A - A Guide to Matching AAC Practice with the Needs of AAC Communicators
Speaker: Kelly Fonner

Session 4B - Expanding Language Through Story Writing
Speakers: Andrea Zern & Dana Vermilya

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Session 5A - Shifting Our Practices to Nurture Authentic AAC Voices
Speaker: Lauren Enders Gonzales

Session 5B - 10 Things You Need to Know About Low-Tech Options for High-Tech AAC Users
Speaker: Beth Poss

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