Ninth Annual AAC Town Hall Meeting at Closing The Gap 2025

Presenter(s)

Event Details

Topic:

augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Format:

networking session / discussion

Subject Level:

n/a

Age Span:

grades 7-12
adult

Target Audience:

AT specialist
autism specialist
consultant
deaf / hard of hearing
educator
family member / caregiver
healthcare administration
K-12 administration
occupational therapist
paraprofessional
physical therapist
special educator
speech language pathologist
teacher of the visually impaired
university professor / personnel
vision impairment specialist

Professional Development Credits

IACET CEUs:

.3 CEUs

ACVREP CEs:

2.5 CEs

Presentation Length: 2hrs 30mins

Location:

Verandas 2, 4

Description:

The 9th Annual Minnesota AAC Town Hall Meeting features a discussion for people who communicate using AAC to share their perspectives. If you use AAC, you are encouraged to join and add to the discussion! Other Closing the Gap attendees are invited to attend to learn about AAC from people who use AAC. Cole Sorensen and Donnie Denome will facilitate this year’s event by asking the following questions: What is your name and what’s one thing you want to tell us about yourself? What are some things that you care about that are important to you? What do you hope the people in the audience learn from our Town Hall today? What new feature would you create to make your AAC system better? How can people who support you respect your privacy? What do you hope your life will look like in the future?

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the perspectives of different individuals who use AAC to communicate.

• List benefits and challenges of using AAC to communicate.

• Discuss the social communication characteristics of an event where all participants use AAC to communicate.