The call for presentations for the 2025 #TalkingAAC Conference is now open. We invite you to apply to present and share your knowledge and experience with our growing community. The main conference will take place November 6 & 7 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, Michigan
Presentations are 75 minutes in length focusing on topics related to augmentative and alternative communication including implementation strategies for supporting AAC users, AAC and literacy, supporting students of a specific age group (e.g., preschool or transition-aged adults), AAC evaluation, legal considerations related to AAC, and others that will impact AAC users, their families, and service providers who support them. Presenters are encouraged to actively engage audience members by offering opportunities for active audience response, embedded practice, audience sharing, and/or participant personalization and planning.
Please submit your proposal by April 4, 2025. Submissions will be reviewed by the #TalkingAAC Board of Directors, and presenters will be notified by May 15, 2025.
Presentations are 75 minutes in length focusing on topics related to augmentative and alternative communication including implementation strategies for supporting AAC users, AAC and literacy, supporting students of a specific age group (e.g., preschool or transition-aged adults), AAC evaluation, legal considerations related to AAC, and others that will impact AAC users, their families, and service providers who support them. Presenters are encouraged to actively engage audience members by offering opportunities for active audience response, embedded practice, audience sharing, and/or participant personalization and planning.
Please submit your proposal by April 4, 2025. Submissions will be reviewed by the #TalkingAAC Board of Directors, and presenters will be notified by May 15, 2025.
*** We recommend that you complete the application on a computer versus a mobile device. You will need to create a SCHED account and sign into it in order to enter and submit the application. The confirmation email will be sent to the account associated with your SCHED account regardless of the email address that you enter in the application. ***
To complete the session proposal form you will need to provide a photograph, presenter bio, presentation title, presentation description and objectives, and literature/media supporting your work. Please note that the form must be completed in one sitting as there is no option to save your progress or edit after submission. We recommend finalizing all details before starting the submission process to ensure a smooth experience. Feel free to use this document as a workspace to prepare your information, but be sure to return to SCHED and paste your details into the actual application.
For questions please contact [email protected].
Presenters will be awarded a discounted registration fee for the 2 day conference. Presenters (up to 2 per session) will save more than 60% off the standard registration price of $275, gaining access to two full days of amazing content and networking for just $100. This low price will also include breakfast and lunch both days and parking during the conference.