AAC Conference 2026 brings together Elizabeth Ardoin, MS, CCC-SLP, Janelle B. Hansen-Bundy, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP, and Megan Stewart, MS, CCC-SLP, for a practical look at supporting individuals with complex communication needs through AAC, adaptive access, play, sensory supports, and literacy.
Across three sessions, you’ll learn how to identify reliable indicating responses and use them to support communication access, feature-match AAC strategies with low-, mid-, and high-tech options, and consider direct and indirect access methods such as switches, eye gaze, and alternative input devices. You’ll also examine how play can be used to trial access methods while creating meaningful opportunities for language and communication.
The conference also addresses the connections among AAC, literacy, and sensory supports, with strategies for intentionally incorporating these elements into lessons and therapy activities. Through examples, resources, and adaptable ideas, you’ll learn ways to support engagement, comprehension, communication, and participation for individuals with a wide range of communication and physical access needs.
You’ll leave with strategies and resources you can use to make AAC, literacy, play, and learning more accessible across therapy and educational settings.
Want an introduction to play-based AT and AAC before the conference? Introduction to Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs provides foundational information that leads into Janelle B. Hansen-Bundy’s conference session, Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs. The introductory course is optional and is not required to attend the conference.
Across three sessions, you’ll learn how to identify reliable indicating responses and use them to support communication access, feature-match AAC strategies with low-, mid-, and high-tech options, and consider direct and indirect access methods such as switches, eye gaze, and alternative input devices. You’ll also examine how play can be used to trial access methods while creating meaningful opportunities for language and communication.
The conference also addresses the connections among AAC, literacy, and sensory supports, with strategies for intentionally incorporating these elements into lessons and therapy activities. Through examples, resources, and adaptable ideas, you’ll learn ways to support engagement, comprehension, communication, and participation for individuals with a wide range of communication and physical access needs.
You’ll leave with strategies and resources you can use to make AAC, literacy, play, and learning more accessible across therapy and educational settings.
Want an introduction to play-based AT and AAC before the conference? Introduction to Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs provides foundational information that leads into Janelle B. Hansen-Bundy’s conference session, Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs. The introductory course is optional and is not required to attend the conference.
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