Which keyboard layout best supports communication for adults who require AAC after a brain injury? Gormley and Fager consider preference and visual cognitive processing demands: tinyurl.com/6te2tub6 #AAC_research #AugComm #AAC PennStateCSD David McNaughton National Rehabilitation Information Center NARIC

Are you interested in family-centered AAC services? Check out this paper by Mandak et al. (2020), now available for FREE via PubMed! tinyurl.com/2yh4d3sc #AAC #augcomm #AAC_research PennStateCSD David McNaughton National Rehabilitation Information Center NARIC

What can medical professionals do to support more successful communication? What would older AAC users like to have known (when they were younger) to improve communication outcomes?Join us on Wednesday July 13! @USSAAC #AugComm #AAC #AAC_Research David McNaughton

Please consider this important project by Alaina Grissom ( #AACThinktank participant !)

In this featured Learning Center course, David Chapple, Tracy Rackensperger and David McNaughton lead this forum on patient-provider communication, including findings of an AAC consumer-led research team. David McNaughton RERC on AAC @ussaac atia.org/path-lms/?path…

Faculty, are you using Beukelman & Light (2020) in your Fall 2022 AAC class? Please see the free online learning resources at aac-learning-center.psu.edu/.../online-res… . Used at over 50 colleges and universities!🎓 #augcomm #AACAwarenes #AAC #brookespubco #naricinfo @USSAAC @Isaac_AAC

50+ colleges and universities used the AAC Learning Center in 2021-2022!

Advance registration is requested, but this seminar presentation of her dissertation research by Dr. Emily Laubscher (Penn State CSD PhD, 2022) is open to all. PennStateCSD Penn State CSD 451 @USSAAC #augcomm #AAC ISAAC David McNaughton

A clear call to action, includes valuable recommendations for change at individual and system levels...

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Wonderful to see this important work being shared!

Courtney Dobrzynski (CSD MS, Class of 2023) shared her positive experiences with the TalkingMats online training program at AAC Colloquium (9/19/22). Great discussion of the benefits of a Talking Mats approach! PennStateCSD #AugComm

Please join us on Friday September 23 at 9 AM EDT for discussion of the development of an online module on Culturally Responsive Practice in AAC @SarahDouglas26 @USSAAC National Rehabilitation Information Center NARIC Kasie Galley PennStateCSD #AugComm #AAC_Research #AAC

The ISAAC Conference Cancún Call for Papers deadline has been extended to Friday, October 14 at 6pm GMT! 🏖️☀️ We look forward to receiving your submissions! Please share here: isaac-online.org/english/confer… @USSAAC #AAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #AACSLP

Also, send your AAC Awareness Month news to [email protected] to be posted on the ISAAC website. We can’t wait to see how you show your voice! #AAC #AugComm #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #CommunicationTools #AssisstiveTech #AACSLP #AACAwarenessMonth

"a video VSD approach provides a motivating shared context for learning and strengthening early communication skills."

Full funding for PhD (in CSD or Special Education) with a focus on AAC. Come and be a part of the AAC community at Penn State! Apply now for Fall 2023 start. aac.psu.edu/2022/10/22/ann… #AAC @USSAAC PennStateCSD #PhDinCSD #PhDinSPLED #AugComm #SpecialEducation

Please join Janice Light, David McNaughton, and other stakeholders and researchers for this important discussion of new research directions. @USSAAC National Rehabilitation Information Center NARIC #AugComm PennStateCSD #AAC_Research

Thanks to India Ochs for a memorable and action-provoking presentation on Ableism (2/6/23). Great discussion of how faculty, SLPs, teachers, and other key stakeholders can make a difference NOW. PennStateCSD #AugComm @USSAAC #AACspeakerConnection ISAAC

Wonderful discussion, thank you for joining us!