AAC and Transition: Life Starts at Twenty-One (on-demand registration)

Presenter: Kathryn Helland Speech pathologist and AAC specialist

Relevant Financial Relationship: Kathryn is an employee of Temple University.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Kathryn has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Presenter Biography: Kathryn is a speech language pathologist and specializes in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). She has worked with clients with complex communication needs, including autism, cerebral palsy, and Angelman's Syndrome.

Kathryn currently teaches in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department at Temple University. She is a doctoral student and plans to do research on the experiences of AAC users in higher education.

Learner Outcomes

• Identify three considerations impacting vocabulary selection for adults who use AAC
• Identify three critical elements to a successful transition
• Identify the important aspects of developing a template transition plan for AAC Users in high school

Agenda

• Introduction (4 minutes)
• History of the Disability Rights Movement (14 minutes)
• Planning for transition (10 minutes)
• Vocabulary for adulthood (6 minutes)
• Adult roles, rights, and responsibilities (10 minutes)
• Accommodations for work and higher education (6 minutes)
• AAC and Covid-19 (6 minutes)
• Questions and further resources (5 minutes)

Cost: Free

Audience: Assistants, Public/Consumers, Students, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years), Related Professionals

Topic Area: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Equity, Inclusion and Influence of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

ASHA CEU Requirements: Must complete the post webinar assessment with 80% accuracy. Unlimited attempts are allowed. Partial credit is not available.