#TalkingAAC 2021
Pre-Conference Workshops
November 4 & 5
Live Zoom Format

Thursday Morning/Friday Morning 8am-11am Eastern Time
Tabi Jones- Wohleber - AAC Birth to Three
Thursday Afternoon/Friday Afternoon 1pm-4pm Eastern Time
Amanda Hartmann - 101 Practical Ideas for Teaching Language & Literacy to AAC Users

#TalkingAAC 2021
​Annual Conference
November 8 & 9
Live Zoom Format

#TalkingAAC 2021 will take place online, but the format will look similar to our events in 2019 and earlier. We will have two days of the #TalkingAAC conference, where we open with a keynote speaker and then participants choose 75-minute break-out sessions on a variety of topics. We will have four strands that run concurrently. These include: 
  • Access to AAC: This strand focuses on topics related to physical access of equipment, positioning, and organization to support alternative access to AAC systems (e.g. scanning).
  • Literacy & AAC: #TalkingAAC has an ongoing focus on topics related to literacy and AAC: the inherent relationship between language learning and literacy; repeat introductory sessions and extend learning through other focused topics.
  • AAC Mindset: This strand features topics related to: communication autonomy as a mindset, building capacity within organizations, systematic training and implementation, and using a coaching model.
  • Day in the Life with AAC: Presenters are invited to share what a day in their classroom/therapy room/home looks like. We ask that presenters include how they incorporate each of the following foundational AAC topics into their day:  core vocabulary, aided language input, and inclusion/diversity/representation (whenever possible).
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While many of our sessions feature invited speakers, about half of our sessions are available and open to a call for presentations. This call will be open for approximately 6 weeks. We would love to have you join us! Use the form below to submit a proposal.
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Email talkingaac@eatonresa.org if you have any questions!
#TalkingAAC 2021 Conference Format
All sessions will take place LIVE on Zoom.
Recordings will NOT be available. This is a LIVE event.
 
Monday
Tuesday
9am
Keynote Presentation
Keynote Presentation
10:00-11:15
Four Breakout Sessions 
​(one per strand)
Four Breakout Sessions 
​(one per strand)
11:30-12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30-1:45
Four Breakout Sessions 
​(one per strand)
Four Breakout Sessions 
​(one per strand)
2:00-3:15
Four Breakout Sessions 
​(one per strand)
Four Breakout Sessions 
​(one per strand)