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Sunday, September 9, 2012

FREE online AAC Workshop from ASHA

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for School-Age Children With Intellectual Disabilities: Basic Strategies for Immediate Results
The 64-minute Web Workshop "Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for School-Age Children With Intellectual Disabilities: Basic Strategies for Immediate Results" by Krista M. Wilkinson, PhD, has been made available by ASHA for free (CEUs are not available with free participation; $39 to receive ASHA-member CEUs).


Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:
  • describe and analyze the relative advantages and disadvantages of different components of AAC, including the modes involved and the types of access methods available
  • list a variety of communication functions that AAC should be designed to fulfill, as well as some practical ways to achieve those functions
  • apply the skills you gained from the course to a case study of a child with intellectual disabilities, designing an intervention for a hypothetical child, and justifying your decisions
  
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