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Symposium on Evidence-Based Practice: Literacy, Language and AAC
Who: All persons interested in AAC
When: June 13-14, 2008
Where: Sheraton Station Square - Pittsburgh, PA
Contact: Robin Hurd -
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Tel: 814-392-6625
More info: www.aacinstitute.org/Symposium AAC Institute is a 501c3 not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to the highest performance communication for people who rely on AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). One service of AAC Institute is to provide periodic announcements of interest to those involved in the field of AAC. Archived past announcements can be found at the web site. If you wish to be removed from the AAC Institute announcement list, simply reply with a message to that effect.
At Closing the Gap 2008Reduced Conference Rates for Families
Closing the Gap is a conference held each year in mid-October in Minneapolis, MN.
For the first time, conference organizers are offering a reduced registration rate for families.
For information about the reduced family registration fee, visit www.closingthegap.com/#fees
AAC Family Out and About
The AAC Institute is teaming up with families, professionals and exhibitors to offer
AAC FAMILY OUT & ABOUT AT CLOSING THE GAP----October 17th and 18th, 2008
Friday Night Fun: 6:00-8:30, Saturday: Meet and greet AAC professionals for parents, structured activities for children, scavenger hunt in the exhibit hall All events are free, but we need to know who is coming! Please e-mail Robin Hurd at
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to reserve a spot for your family. For more information about the AAC Family Out and About, please visit http://www.aacinstitute.org/Resources/ParentsCorner/ParentsAtClosingTheGap.pdf
Help Spread the Word!Contribute to research and make a difference!
Are you the parent or primary caregiver of a teen or young adult who uses a speech generating device (SGD)? Would you like to contribute to research at Northwestern University on social skills in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) users?
If your child is 1) 16-21 years of age, 2) uses a speech generating device with dynamic display and synthetic speech such as the DynaVox (3100, MT4/DV4, V/VMax), Vantage, Vanguard, ECO, Mercury or another similar device, 3) uses direct selection (i.e., physically touches an item, point to or press a button on the SGD) and 4) has used his/her system for at least six months you may be eligible to participate in a one-time-only online survey that takes 15-30 minutes to complete.
If you are interested, please contact us by calling 847-966-8963 x1.
Awards: ATA's 20th Anniversary Gala
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) announces winners for three awards at its 20th year Anniversary Gala celebration in Los Angeles, California.
AT&T Technology Innovation Award
Jacquelyn Brand Leadership in Assistive Technology Award
Tom Morales Leadership in Technology Access Award |
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