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AAC Chats

By: Bethany Frick Semmler
  • Summary

  • The professional resource podcast that aims to break down current research in augmentative and alternative communication and bridge the gap between research to practice by providing context to critical research, describing clinical applications, and directing SLPs to resources to learn more.
    © 2024 Bethany Semmler
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Episodes
  • Episode 5: AAC Interventions for Children with Multiple Disabilities
    Jun 28 2024
    Article discussing: Brittlebank, S., Light, J. C., & Pope, L. (2024). A scoping review of AAC interventions for children and young adults with simultaneous visual and motor impairments: Clinical and research implications. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2327044 [Blog post about this article] (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/2024/06/02/aac-interventions-for-children-with-visual-and-motor-impairments-brittlebank-et-al-2024/)on the RERC on AAC Website. The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    43 mins
  • Episode 4: Working with Children with Cortical Visual Impairment
    May 30 2024
    Article discussing: Tara V. McCarty & Janice C. Light (2023) “It’s like a guessing game all the time”: parent insights on barriers, supports, and priorities for children with cortical visual impairment and complex communication needs, (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37158794/) Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 39:4, 256-269, DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2023.2206904 Blog post about this article (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/2024/06/02/parent-insights-on-barriers-supports-and-priorities-for-children-with-cortical-visual-impairment-and-complex-communication-needs-mccarty-light-2023/) on the RERC on AAC Website. The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 3: Racial Disparities in Access to AAC Intervention
    Apr 28 2024
    Article discussing: Pope, L., Light, J., & Franklin, A. (2022). Black children with developmental disabilities receive less AAC intervention than their white peers: Preliminary evidence of racial disparities from a secondary analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(5), 2159-2174 doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00079 The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    29 mins

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