Michael B. Williams, a long time practitioner of the art of augmented communication, uses historical biography to elucidate many of the key social and technological issues in AAC today.
AAC: A User’s Perspective (webcast)
Colin Portnuff was a bright and passionate humanitarian who lost his speech, but never his love of life nor his sense of humor, to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We are fortunate to have this webcast of Colin sharing his life experiences and his vision for new applications of assistive technology
AAC interventions to maximize language development for young children
Janice Light (Penn State University) describes strategies to maximize language development for young children with complex communication needs, including children with cerebral palsy, autism, and other developmental delays.
Supporting Communication of Individuals with Minimal Movement (webcast)
In this free webcast, Susan Fager and David Beukelman describe AAC technology for persons with minimal movement
AAC for Persons with Primary Progressive Aphasia (webcast)
In this free webcast, Melanie Fried-Oken describes her research on AAC intervention for people with primary progressive aphasia.