June 27, 2003AAC Institute Update!
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This update has four items. Please forward to others with an interest in AAC.
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1) SymposiumThe AAC Institute is presenting a Summer Symposium on AAC Evidence-Based Practice and Performance Measurement on August 7, 2003 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Featured presenters are Filip Loncke, Ph.D., ISAAC President and Celia Hooper, Ph.D., ASHA VP for Professional Practice. ASHA CEUs are being provided. Additional information is available at the AAC Institute web site. http://www.aacinstitute.org
This immediately precedes the 2003 Pittsburgh Employment Conference for Augmented Communicators. Information on the Pittsburgh Employment Conference can be found through the Links area of the Institute site.
AAC Institute is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for 0.7 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
2) Self-Study ProgramThe AAC Institute unveils the first of a series of Internet-based self-study courses intended to promote the most effective communication for people who rely on AAC. The first course, Language-Based Approach to AAC Assessment and Intervention, is based on the paper Achieving Success in AAC: Assessment and Intervention by Katya Hill, Ph.D., AAC Institute executive director. This first activity is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs which are being provided without cost. The Self-Study Program can be accessed from the home page of the AAC Institute web site. Successful completion of at least one self-study activity enables participants to register in the Directory of Local Resources.
3) ALS ResourcesThe AAC Institute web site now includes resources specific to ALS / MND. These can be accessed in the area on Evidence and Resources to Support Practice.
4) Evidence and Resources to Support Practice now includes additional papers. Anyone aware of papers and studies that include quantitative measurement of AAC communication performance is invited to suggest that they be added to this section.
