Karina Carter & Nicole Young: Teaching Language to AAC Users with Horses
This week, we share Rachel's interview with Karina Carter and Nicole Young! Karina Carter is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at Children’s TheraPlay, where horses are used therapeutically to suppo...
6 Juni 202459min
Elisa Wern - The Importance of Including OTs During AAC Consideration & Implementation
This week, we share Rachel’s interview with the amazing Occupational Therapist (OT) Elisa Wern! Along with being a school-based OT, Elisa speaks and writes about issues related to AAC and OT, includin...
31 Maj 20241h 1min
Fairfax County Public Schools AT Team: Celebrating the Life of AAC Specialist Jeff Powers
This week, we present Chris’s interview with some of the Fairfax County Public Schools AT Team: Jeff Sisk, Meaghan Tracy, Jennifer Carr, Ashley Kiley, and Colleen Kalamajka! They gather to share about...
23 Maj 20241h 21min
Yoosun Chung: Honoring an AAC User's Chosen Form of Communication
This week, we share Chris’s interview with Dr. Yoosun Chung, former president of USSAAC, activist, professor at George Mason University, and AAC user! Dr. Chung shares about her journey from South Kor...
17 Maj 202442min
Chantelle Hutchinson: Supporting Adult AAC Users with Acquired Brain Injuries
This week, we share Rachel’s interview with Chantelle Hutchinson (@dysphagiacommunity)! Chantelle is a Speech-Language Pathologist who works with adults with acquired brain injury and progressive neur...
10 Maj 20241h 8min
Tiffany Joseph (Part 2): The Use of Gestalts in Acquiring Language as a Part-Time AAC User
This week, we share part two of Rachel’s interview with Tiffany Joseph! Tiffany is an autistic mother of three neurodivergent teens, as well as an educator, advocate, and a part-time AAC User with inc...
4 Maj 20241h 11min
Tiffany Joseph (Part 1): Educating and Supporting AAC Users as a Part-Time AAC User
This week, we present Part 1 of Rachel’s interview with the amazing Tiffany Joseph (@nigh.functioning.autism)! Tiffany is an autistic mother of three neurodivergent teens, as well as an educator, advo...
26 Apr 20241h
Bob Sagoo: Empowering an AAC User as a Parent
This week, Chris and Rachel interview Bob Sagoo! Bob is the father of Harchie, an 18-year-old young man with cerebral palsy who uses an AAC device with eye tracking to communicate (along with other mo...
18 Apr 20241h 3min
