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Effects of the T2L feature on sight word reading for preschoolers with ASD (Mandak et al., 2018)

December 6, 2018 by David McNaughton

Mandak et al. (2018) investigate the effects of a new software feature, dynamic text and speech output, on the acquisition of sight words by three pre-literate preschoolers with ASD.

Filed Under: Publication, Research, Student project Tagged With: David McNaughton, Janice Light, Kelsey Mandak

Effects of Video VSDs on Communication during Play (Laubscher et al., 2018)

November 30, 2018 by David McNaughton

At the 2018 ASHA Conference, Laubscher et al. presented their findings on the use of video VSDs during interactive play for a child with ASD.

Filed Under: Presentation, Research, Student project Tagged With: Emily Laubscher

RERC on AAC at ASHA 2018

November 12, 2018 by David McNaughton

Many RERC Partners are scheduled to present at the ASHA 2018 Convention in Boston, MA.

Filed Under: News, Presentation, Research, Student project Tagged With: Babb, David McNaughton, Emily Laubscher, Janice Light, Jessica Caron, Jessica Gormley, Kelsey Mandak, Krista Wilkinson, Salena Babb, Tara O'Neill

Update from the RERC on AAC State of the Science Conference (2018)

October 15, 2018 by David McNaughton

On Friday, July 13, 2018, the RERC on AAC held its State of the Science conference in Arlington, Virginia (near Washington, DC).

Filed Under: News, Presentation, Research, Student project Tagged With: Emily Laubscher, Jessica Gorley, Kelsey Mandak, Salena Babb

NIDILRR 40th Anniversary Celebration

October 8, 2018 by David McNaughton

On October 18, 2018, Janice Light will present a poster on research and development activities for Visual Scene Displays (VSDs) and video VSDs as part of the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) in Washington, DC.

Filed Under: News, Presentation, Research, Research and Clinical Applications

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Patrick Regan and a quote from his article in the AAC journal

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.”

Now free at the AAC journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2513912

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