AAC Talks 2022: Conference Schedule

Welcome to AAC Talks Spring 2022 Web Conference!

8:45 am - 10:00 am Session 1 Opening Keynote with Richard and Tom Ellison

• I Won’t Be Invisible

10:15 am - 11:15 am Concurrent Sessions

• Session 2A - The Power of Language Sample Collection and Analysis in AAC: Anyone Can Do It!  (Part 1)
  Speaker: Gail M Van Tatenhove

• Session 2B - Moving Beyond Requesting: An Important Goal
  Speaker: Patrick Brune

11:30 am - 12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

• Session 3A - The Power of Language Sample Collection and Analysis in AAC: Anyone Can Do It!  (Part 2)
  Speaker: Gail M Van Tatenhove

• Session 3B - Model and Grow Language with Robust Vocabulary in SGDs
  Speaker: Kirk Behnke

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

• Session 4A - Why Didn’t I Think of That: Engaging Activities for Students with Complex Communication Needs
  Speaker: Rachel Smolen 

• Session 4B - Supporting Students with Complex Needs Through AT Makers
  Speakers: Valerie Chapman-Jones and Chelly Ney-Shaffer

​2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions

• Session 5A - Considerations for Auditory Scanning
  Speakers: Karen Kangas and Michele Bishop

• Session 5B - Emergent Literacy Instruction for Students with Complex Needs
  Speaker: Deena Croyle & Kendra Bitner