Five Ideas Using Google Slides with Switch Access (on-demand registration)

Presenters: Mary Katherine Dally, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP & Laura Hayes, SLP

Relevant Financial Relationship: Laura and Katherine have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Laura and Katherine are both members of ASHA.

Presenter Biography: 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 works as an assistive technology consultant through an educational service center and works in a preschool program as a speech-language pathologist. She presents at local and national conferences and has a passion for accessible play.

Laura Hayes is a speech-language pathologist with over 15 years of AAC experience in both school and medical settings. Laura has presented at state, national, and international conferences such as the MSHA, HSHA, PATTAN, ATIA, and AAC in the Cloud. She has been published and supported both inpatient pediatric and educational augmentative communication research. She helped author the GLP and AAC course for www.meaningfulspeech.com. She can be followed for more resources and ideas on implementation and support for AAC on Instagram @aac_innovations.

Learner Outcomes

• Learners will identify three tools to create a switch-accessible experience on a computer or tablet using slide deck formats
• Learners will be able to define three ways switches differ based on size, pressure and activation
• Learners will identify five ways to use Google Slides to create switch-accessible learning and play experiences including reading, drawing, vocabulary teaching, among others.

Agenda

• Introduction (3 minutes)
• Introduction to switch interfaces for PC and iPad use , talking tools , troubleshooting and videos for set up (10 minutes)
• Describing different switch size, pressure and location /use and why this matters  (5 minutes)
• Generating Five ideas using google slides which includes music, reading, drawing, story creating/ illustrating and pre-teaching vocabulary.  (35 minutes)
• Q&A (7 minutes)

Cost: Free

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

Topic Area: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

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