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ASHA 2016

November 30, 2016 by David McNaughton

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RERC on AAC partners Susan Fager and Janice Light presented at ASHA 2016 in Philadelphia PA (November 17-19, 2016)
 
 
Caron, J., Holyfield,  C., Knudtson, C., Light, J., McNaughton, D. (2016, November).  Grid displays to literacy: Effect of dynamic text on word reading for individuals with ASD.   Presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Fager, S., Gormley, J., Beukelman, D., (2016, November).  Visual/cognitive processing demands of keyboard layouts for individuals with & without traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Poster presentation at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) in Philadelphia, PA.
Holyfield, C., Pope, L, Light, J., McNaughton, D., Drager, K.  (2016, November).   Visual Scene Displays (VSDs) with dynamic text: Supporting early reading in adults with Intellectual Disabilities (IDD).  Presentation at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Philadelphia, PA. 
Light, J. (2016, November).  Designing evidence-based AAC systems for young children to enhance language & communication development.  Presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Light, J., Caron, J., & McNaughton, D. (2016, November).   Evidence-based intervention & apps to improve literacy outcomes for children with autism who require AAC.   Presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
O’Neill, T., Wilkinson, K., Light, J., Neumann, E., (2016, November).  Preliminary investigation of eye gaze on Visual Scene Displays (VSDs) with a navigation menu.  Poster at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Philadelphia, PA.  
 

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The first word in accessibility is “access” (Regan, 2025)

Patrick Regan (2025) is President-Elect of USSAAC, and he also plays leadership roles in ISAAC, and in outreach programs for the Bridge School. Patrick experiences Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and has used a wide variety of AAC to communicate. In this paper, he describes “access challenges that I have experienced as someone who uses AAC, how my team and I have resolved them, and what challenges I face now.”

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https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2513912

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