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NEW FOR 2024!

  1. Pre-Conference Workshops - Select ONE 4-hour Pre-Conference workshop that will be held IN-PERSON on Wed, November 6th, 2024 from 12 pm - 4 pm at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI. To attend all 3 days of the conference, you must purchase BOTH one Pre-Conference Workshop ticket and one IN-PERSON 2-day conference ticket. (Please note Pre-Conference Workshops will not begin until 12 Noon on Wednesday, November 6th to provide out-of-areas additional travel time to East Lansing.) Pre-Conference Workshop Registration $80
  2. Networking Event - For those attending a Pre-Conference Workshop or arriving in East Lansing early, please join us on Wednesday, November 6th, at 7 pm EST in the auditorium at the Kellogg Center for a free viewing party of the film This is Not About Me sponsored by AssistiveWare. This documentary follows the story of Jordyn Zimmerman who shares what it is to be autistic and non-speaking. Light snacks will be provided with time to connect with the #TalkingAAC community.
  3. ON-DEMAND Content - A new, separate asynchronous learning option has been added this year with FOUR (4) ON-DEMAND 75-minute, pre-recorded sessions. BONUS: All IN-PERSON attendees will also receive access to this recorded content included with their 2-day conference registration! The ON-DEMAND sessions will be accessed through the Sched registration portal. Recordings will be available beginning at the end of the conference on November 8, 2024 through December 31, 2024. There will be NO live-streaming of sessions in 2024. On Demand Content Registration $60
  4. Swag - #TalkingAAC merchandise will be available on-site for purchase.
  5. Streamlined Registration - Conference registration, ticket sales, and your in-person 2-day conference session planning guide will all occur in one platform this year - Sched. Below, click the green "log in" box if you have a Sched account already or click the green "sign up" box to create a new Sched account, then proceed to purchase ticket(s). 2-Day In Person Conference Registration $265
MEALS, PARKING, & LODGING FOR 2024!
1. Breakfast - a light continental breakfast will be available on Thursday and Friday at no additional charge.
2. Lunch - participants will receive a lunch and drink on Thursday and Friday at no additional charge.
3. Parking - is expedited and included with your registration fees.
4. Lodging - for lodging information, view the 2024 #TalkingAAC lodging options document for a list of hotels with blocks reserved and discount lodging codes for this conference. For those attending a Pre-Conference Workshop, please note sessions will not begin until noon on Wednesday, November 6th to provide out-of-town/state attendees additional travel time to East Lansing.

As the date for this conference approaches, you will receive updates from #TalkingAAC and SCHED.  Stay tuned for additional session information!

In late October, you will select your sessions and plan your conference agenda.  

Questions? Check out www.talkingaac.org or email info@talkingaac.org

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All Hands-on Deck for AAC: A Learning Lab
Thursday November 7, 2024 9:45am - 11:00am EST
Centennial
The world of AAC is always changing and knowing what access methods, language apps and accessories out there can be a big job to navigate. Wouldn’t it be great to learn from a hands-on course to experience types of AAC from low-tech to high-tech, trial access methods and collaborate with team members from OTs to teachers and SLPs? Through this hour and a half course small teams will be given four real-life case scenarios and explore over 25 different AAC devices from robust low-tech systems to high-tech devices. Case scenarios include preschool to high school students with complex communication needs and a range of access methods.  Problem solve and build a total communication approach for your client while being led by a group of AT consultants with different backgrounds and experiences.  Trial different access methods from switch scanning to head pointing and eye gaze and consider mounting for AAC access throughout the day. We will collaborate and review different total communication plans and options as a group and discuss potential data collection ideas to show progress and growth. Don’t miss out on this hands-on course to review, learn or explore the world of AAC. 
Presenters
avatar for Mary Katherine Dally

Mary Katherine Dally

MS CCC SLP ATP (SLP and AT Consultant)
Mary Katherine Dally, M.S., CCC-SLP, ATP, has served as the SLP on an ALS clinic focusing AAC evaluations, voice banking and no-tech/low tech communication. She then worked as a solutions consultant for a communication device company, traveling the West side of Ohio. Currently, Katherine... Read More →
avatar for Jamie Cain-Nimtz

Jamie Cain-Nimtz

OTR/L (Occupational Therapist and AT Consultant), Hamilton County ESC
Jamie Cain Nimtz, OTR/L is an occupational therapist with Hamilton County ESC as an Assistive Technology Consultant and direct service provider. She is currently working as a direct service provider within HCESC’s Early Learning Program and consults as an AT Consultant for the Southwest... Read More →
avatar for Teresa Clevidence

Teresa Clevidence

MS CCC SLP (SLP and Intervention Specialist)
Teresa Clevidence is an educator and speech language pathologist whose life’s work is to help children with disabilities learn more, do more, and be more.  She has worked in the field of education for the past 30 years as a classroom teacher, intervention specialist, speech language... Read More →
avatar for Elizabeth Willig-Kroner

Elizabeth Willig-Kroner

MA, CCC-SLP, Hamilton County Educational Services Center
Elizabeth Willig-Kroner is a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Assistive Technology Consultant at Hamilton County Educational Services Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She provides school-based speech language services and acts as a consultant to assist other clinicians with developing... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 9:45am - 11:00am EST
Centennial
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