Subject: [Wash-at] Augmentative and Alternative Communication Workshops
From: Ginette Perkins (ginettep@wa.easter-seals.org)
Date: Tue Sep 16 2003 - 09:17:09 PDT
Prentke Romich Company presents . . .
Augmentative and Alternative
Communication Workshops
September 11, 2003
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
Rm LL1 and LL2
711 South Cowley
Spokane, WA 99202
(Please park behind Rockwood Clinic)
September 12, 2003
Fircrest School
Assistive Technology Center
15230 15th Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98115
(Directions available upon registration)
How to Use Pictures to Represent Language
Presenter: Bruce Baker
8:30 am to 11:30 am
AAC and Autism
Presenter: Mia Emerson
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
There is no charge for attendance but registration is required Seating
For more information or to register, please call the PRC Seminar
Coordinators at 1-800-848-8008.
Course Descriptions
How to Use Pictures to Represent Language
There are many questions about representing language successfully with
pictures. How complex should a picture be, how many pictures should there
be, how should they be arranged, what vocabulary to use, and in which
environments and how to teach language using pictures. These topics
will be discussed in relationship to a variety of current approaches and
problems.
A deep review of what toddlers and preschool children actually say will be
discussed through various pieces of research. A significant focus will be
given to the generation of language by clients who are scanners and early
communicators.
AAC and Autism
Consider this: 50% of individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
never develop adequate communication skills. Augmentative and/or alternative
communication (AAC) is critical to developing these skills in non-verbal or
low-verbal individuals.
Current research and the history of augmenting speech for people with ASD
will be discussed. Participants will examine communication assessment and
augmentative implementation procedures. Emphasis will be on the use of
multi-modal communication systems, which combine various AAC strategies and
may include the use of voice-output communication devices.
Bruce Baker
Since 1980, Mr. Baker has designed, personally and with associates, a wide
range of individual systems to empower people with severe language
impairments to speak. Through MinspeakR, the powerful language
representation technique which he developed, he has helped empower
communication for more than 65,000 individuals with severe disabilities
worldwide. The system has been translated and licensed in French, German,
Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Mr. Baker is currently Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, holding appointments in
two departments. He is President of Semantic Compaction Systems and has
served as consulting linguist to a series of companies, including the
Westinghouse Electric Corporation. He is regularly invited to speak at
international societies as keynoter in Europe, Canada, and the United
States.
Mia Emerson
Mia Emerson has over 20 years experience working in the field of
developmental disabilities, with 11 years working as a speech language
pathologist in the public schools and 3 years as a private communication
consultant. In addition to her current private consulting work, she is
Washington's Regional Consultant for Prentke Romich Company, an industry
leader in augmentative communication devices.
Ms. Emerson has published in a variety of publications, including Language
and Speech Hearing Services in the Schools. She has presented regionally and
nationally on topics including augmentative communication, communication and
autism, auditory processing deficits and assistive technology. She is
certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association and a member of
Washington Speech and Hearing Association, the United States Society for
Augmentative Communication and the International Society for Augmentative
and Alternative Communication.
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