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2010 Clinical AAC Research Conference
SCHEDULE
Friday October 8, 2010
8:45 AM Registration and coffee – CDD Remboldt Conference Room 9:15 AM Welcome and Charge – CDD Remboldt Conference Room
Paul Abbas, University of Iowa CSD, Chair9:30 AM Session #1
1. Alant: A meaning-based paradigm for communication: an exploration.
2. Hill & Kovacs: Integration of AAC systems within a speech chain model.
3. Min, Higgenbotham, Kirkland & Spina: AAC use of adult bilingual speakers with complex communication needs.
4. Chae & Lloyd: A cross-cultural perception of Blissymbols by Korean and English speakers: a preliminary study11:30 AM Break- Walk across to Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing Center
12:00 Noon
Plenary Session
J. Reichle
University of Minnesota
1:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM Plenary Discussion
J. Reichle
University of Minnesota3:30 PM Session #2
1) Hourcade, Bullock-Rest & Hanson: Improving the quality of communication and social interactions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders through multi-touch tablet applications4:00 PM Tours:
1. Department Facilities
2. CDD
3. Assistive Devices Lab
4. UIHC facilities5:30 PM Reception Evening On your own. See suggestions on dining and entertainment options Saturday October 9, 2010
8:30 AM Poster Session: Introductions and breakfast in WJSHC Lobby
(Poster set-up @ 8:00 am)
1. Kovacs, Hill & Charlton: Review of AAC assessment evidence on individuals who are blind.
2. Chen, Hill & Chen: Core Vocabulary Acquisition of a Mandarin Chinese Child.
3. Hanson, Yorkston, Britton: A systematic review of dysarthria related to ALS: Assessment, treatment, and timing.10:15 AM Break 10:45 AM Session #3:
1. Bradock, McDaniel, Spragge, Lonke, Braddock & Carey: Augmentative and alternative communication needs in persons with trisomy 18 and 13: A case series
2. Tonsing: AAC-supported shared storybook reading: Effect on the expression of two-symbol semantic combinations by children with little or no functional speech12:00 Noon
Lunch
1:00 PM Session #4:
1. Wallace, Hux, & Beukelman: Navigation of a dynamic screen AAC interface by survivors of severe traumatic brain injury.
2. Steele: Correlating intake assessment scores with outcome aphasia categories in chronically global SGD users.
3. Hanson, Goldhammer, Neu & Rathe: Telephone Talk: The difference between scanning vs. eye-gaze access on the telephone.2:30 PM Break 2:45 PM DEMOS & TOURS:
1. AAC Eye Tracking Demos
2. Iowa E-Book Demos
3. Additional UIHC tours3:45 PM Session #5:
1. Zubow, Hurtig & Downey: UIHC hospital census of inpatient candidates for AAC and/or AT services.4:15 PM Reception Evening On your own. See suggestions on dining and entertainment options Sunday October 10, 2010
8:30 - 9:45 AM Student Research Seminar and Breakfast: 233 WJSHC 9:15 AM Coffee and bagels for those not attending the student seminar – WJSHC Lobby 10:00 AM Session #6:
1. Bonvillian, Loncke & Moore: Simplified Signs: A decade of research and development.
2. Kirkland & Higgenbotham : Grounding utterances using visual scenes low-tech systems versus traditional AAC
3. Isaacson, Weng &Lloyd: Development of "tactile-graphic" symbols - A preliminary report.11:30 AM
Wrap-up discussions
Presentation of student paper award12:00 Noon Adjournment until next year
REGISTRATION
Registration is limited to the authors of accepted proposals and participants in the preceding two CAAC events.* Registration will begin after authors have received notification of acceptances. To register for the conference, please go to the CAAC link at the AAC Institute home page. Registration cost is $195 for professionals. A reduced registration fee for graduate students is $100.
* Special registration exception: Graduate students being mentored by authors of accepted proposals will be able to register when attending with the mentor.
ACCOMMOCATION
The conference hotel is the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel.
Sheraton Iowa City Hotel
210 S. Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240Phone: 1-800-848-1335
To make reservations: Please call the hotel at the number listed above. Be sure to tell them you are with the Clinical AAC Research Conference to receive the discounted rate!
The room block is being held until September 16th . After that, you will be unable to get the discounted rate.
Airport Transportation
Two options to get to the hotel from Cedar Rapids Airport (CID):
Marco's Taxi of Iowa ~$35 Reservation required! Tel: 319-337-8294 Airport Shuttle Service ~$35 per person, per way. Reservation required! Tel: 1-800-725-8460