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

Speaker: Beth Poss

Session Description:
While dynamic display voice output devices with robust vocabulary and the ability to compose messages using symbols, text, or spelling afford most individuals using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices the most comprehensive and effective means to communicate, high-tech devices are not always practical, available, or desired. All individuals need to be multi-modal communicators.  In this session, we will consider the variety of reasons that individuals using AAC may need low-tech systems and considerations in developing these low-tech alternatives.  We will examine text-based, symbol-based, visual, and auditory options that you can use depending on your client’s specific needs. We will also explore tools that can be used to create these systems efficiently and to complement existing high-tech systems.

Objectives:
  • List 5 reasons that individuals who use AAC may need a low-tech alternative
  • Identify 4 options for access to low-tech AAC systems
  • Identify at least 1 tool for creating low-tech communication systems
Speaker Bio:
Presenter Beth Poss smilingBeth Poss, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a speech/language pathologist, educational and technology consultant, accessibility advocate, and former assistant principal. She is currently the Director of Educational Programs for LessonPix. Beth is passionate about designing educational environments that support all students in accessing a rigorous curriculum and meeting educational outcomes. In her work with school districts, universities, and national and state-level organizations, she focuses on how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an essential component in designing equitable and inclusive learning environments. She is also the co-author of Inclusive Learning 365: EdTech Strategies for Every Day of the Year and speaks on assistive and educational technology around the country.