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We are pleased to announce the 2026 Full-Day Workshops!

To ensure you have the best possible experience, please keep the following instructions in mind as you prepare:

Review Before You Register: Please ensure you have thoroughly reviewed both the workshop descriptions and the “Workshop Selection and Policies” section (accessible via the toggle below) prior to registering.

Identify Your Preferences: When ordering, you will register for your first choice and select a second choice during checkout. Having a backup choice ready will streamline your checkout process.

Need Help? If you have any questions about the registration process or the curriculum, please feel free to contact us for assistance.

Select a First and Second Choice

Registrations are processed in the order received. To ensure a smooth experience, you will be asked to provide an alternative Tuesday workshop choice at checkout.

  • If your first choice is at capacity, you will automatically be placed in your second-choice workshop.
  • Confirmation: Your final workshop assignment will be included in your registration confirmation.

Assigned Workshop Only (No “Floating”)

Participants must remain in their confirmed workshop for the duration of the day. 

  • No “floating”: Moving between different workshops is not permitted. Materials, seating, and CEU tracking are tailored specifically to the pre-registered headcount for each room.

Attendance & CEUs

Attendance is strictly monitored and restricted to pre-registered participants.

  • Verification: Consistent attendance in your assigned workshop is required to verify contact hours and issue Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Workshop Switches / Changes:

  • Onsite Changes: We are unable to accommodate workshop switches onsite. Each workshop is prepared based on the pre-registered attendee list to ensure adequate resources for all.

WORKSHOP FEES:

Description Workshop Fee
Workshop included at no additional cost with 3-day conference registration  $0*
Single-day workshop fee   $375*

*Note, the following workshops carry an additional fee for materials: W1 – $15; W4 – $5; W15 – $25

Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W1 – Adapted Books and Literacy Kits: Creating Interactive Units for Early Learners

Photo of presenter(s): Judith Schoonover
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W2 – Barriers to Breakthroughs: Practical Autism Support Across the School Day

Photo of presenter(s): Mo Buti
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W3 – Beyond the Book: Launching and Refining Comprehensive Literacy for All

Photo of presenter(s): Carolyn O'Hearn
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W4 – Building Executive Functioning Support That Sticks: Hands-On Strategies and Assistive Technology Across the Lifespan (Make and Take)

Photo of presenter(s): Cassie Frost
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W5 – Crash Course in AT Assessment for Students who are Blind or have Low Vision

Photo of presenter(s): Sarahelizabeth Baguhn
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W6 – Create with Confidence: Practical Skills for Creating Meaningful Communication and Learning Supports for Diverse Learning Needs in Grid (Hands-On)

Michele Bishop, B.A., ATP, Alicia Alverson, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP, Brenda Del Monte, MA, CCC-SLP, Cassie Sementelli, MA, CCC-SLP
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W7 – Developing a Deeper Coaching Mindset to Improve AT Implementation

Photo of presenter(s): Janet Peters
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W8 – Effective & Engaging Professional Development When Training on AAC Implementation

Photo of presenter(s): Kelly Key
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W9 – Empowering EI & ECSE Teams to Create Communication-Ready Environments: Evidence-Based AAC Practices With and Without AI

Kelly Fonner, M.S., Sharon Redmon, M.S., ATP
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W10 – Exploring the Cognitive Load and Motor Load of Teaching and Using an AAC System (Especially for Children with Complex Bodies)

Photo of presenter(s): Karen Kangas
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W11 – From Busy to Productive: A Deep Dive into Google AI and Workspace

Photo of presenter(s): Anne Truger
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W12 – No Device Left Behind: Supporting Every Communicator Through Quality Assessment, Implementation and Staff Training

Photo of presenter(s): Megan Mussano
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W13 – Personalizing AAC Systems: Hands-On Customization of Settings and Vocabulary to Support Connection

Photo of presenter(s): Lauren Enders Gonzales
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W14 – REALLY Getting Writing on the Radar for Students with Complex Communication Needs, Physical Disabilities & Cortical Vision Impairment

Photo of presenter(s): Gretchen Hanser
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W15 – The Switch Lab: Fabricating, Programming, and Implementing Custom AT (Make and Take)

Photo of presenter(s): Christopher Marotta
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

W16 – When Vision Isn’t Enough: Teaching Movements for Partner-Assisted Auditory Scanning and Switch Access for Learners with Complex Physical and Visual Challenges (Including CVI)

Photo of presenter(s): Linda Burkhart