Webcasts & MOOC

The RERC on AAC provides a large collection of free webcasts, including presentations on research and clinical applications, as well as consumer perspectives. Additional materials are available at our YouTube Channel.

In Year 3 of the grant (2017), we will provide the first in a series of online modules for a MOOC ( Massive Online Open Course) on AAC. These modules will support the development and use of AAC strategies by persons with complex communication needs.

Research to Practice

• Maximizing the literacy skills of individuals who require AAC (quiz available)
  Janice Light, PhD
•  AAC interventions to maximize language development for young children (quiz available)
  Janice Light
• Successful Employment for Individuals who use AAC (quiz available)
  David McNaughton, PhD, & Anthony Arnold
• AAC for Persons with Primary Progressive Aphasia
  Melanie Fried-Oken, PhD
• Supporting Communication of Individuals with Minimal Movement (quiz available)
  Susan Fager, PhD & David Beukelman, PhD
• AAC for Aphasia: A Review of Visual Scenes Display Project
  David Beukelman, PhD, Karen Hux, Ph.D., Kristy Weissling, MA,  Aimee Dietz, MS,  Miechelle McKelvey, MA,
• Visual Immersion Program for persons with autism
  Howard Shane, PhD & Meghan O’Brien, MA
• Public school students: Who can pay for SGDs?
  Lew Golinker, Esq.
• Mobile devices and communication Apps: Current trends and future directions
  David McNaughton, Ph.D., Howard Shane, Ph.D., Jessica Gosnell, MA, & Sam Sennott, Ph.D.
• Seating and positioning for people who use AAC
  Aileen Costigan, MSc-OT
• Introduction to AAC
  Kathy Drager, Ph.D., Janice Light, Ph.D., & David McNaughton, Ph.D.
• Improving literacy outcomes for individuals with ASD and limited speech
  Janice Light, Ph.D., & David McNaughton, Ph.D.

Consumer Perspectives

• The sky is only the beginning: Living life without limits 
  Godfrey Nazareth, MS Bio-Eng
• How Far We’ve Come, How Far We’ve Got to Go: Tales from the Trenches
  Michael Williams, MA
• AAC: A User’s Perspective
  Colin Portnuff
• Disaster preparedness for people with complex communication needs: A personal perspective
  Pamela Kennedy
• AAC and college life: Just do it! (quiz available)
  Beth Anne Luciani