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Linda Burkhart is self-employed with a small home consulting business and has sold some self-published books. Linda is the author of software collections: Steps Before Step Scanning and Switch On Literacy, that are commercially available through Mind Express (Jabbla). She sometimes demonstrate these activities at trainings, along with other software titles from a variety of vendors. The content of her trainings is intended to be general practical strategies and considerations and not as a showcase solely for these products. Linda consults and presents trainings nationally and internationally on topics such as: Assistive Technology, Multi-Modal Communication, AAC, and PODD (Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display). She receives honorariums for workshops, trainings and consulting from the organization sponsoring each event.
Experience
Linda Burkhart is an internationally recognized educator and consultant in assistive technology, adaptive play, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for children with significant physical and multiple challenges. She has developed innovative adapted equipment and practical strategies to support communication, learning, and participation. Linda is the author of numerous books and software titles in AAC and assistive technology. She taught special education in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and later served as an Augmentative Communication and Assistive Technology Specialist with the Center for Technology in Education, a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland State Department of Education. With more than fifty years of experience, she now works as a private consultant, supporting children, families, and teams and presenting nationally and internationally.
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