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Complex Access & Communication: A 3-Part Approach for Emerging Communicators

A webinar series hosted by the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Oregon Health & Science University & the Assistive Technology Lab at Community Vision

Learn more at https://www.ohsu.edu/university-center-excellence-development-disability and http://cv-atlab.org/

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DisclosureInformationPlanning Committee Disclosures◦ Luis Rivas Vazquez, BS

◦ I or my spouse/partner have no financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.

◦ Hannah Sanford-Keller, MS, CCC-SLP

◦ I or my spouse/partner have no financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.

◦ Lindsay Sauve, MPH

◦ I or my spouse/partner have no financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.

◦ Angela Stapleton, MPA

◦ I or my spouse/partner have no financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.

Speaker Disclosures◦ Kim Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP

◦ I or my spouse/partner have no financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.

◦ Carrie Luse, MSR, OT/L, ATP

◦ I or my spouse/partner have no financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.

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Housekeeping

Please stay muted during presentation

Questions: During session and also time at the end

Webinar will be recorded

CME/CPD/Speech & Language Pathology Cont. Ed hours

◦Evaluation available at end of webinar

Kim Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP

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Carrie Luse, MSR, OT/L, ATP

ComplexAccess&Communication.

PALApproachforEmergingCommunicators

KIMELLIOTT&CARRIELUSE

APRIL9, 2020

FramingtheSession

1. BriefoverviewofCommunicativeCompetencewithAAC2. Explaincomponents/rationaleforPALapproach3. DiscussimportanceofParticipation indevelopmentalprocess4. ElaborateoncomponentsofPALwithCaseStudies5. Recap&Questions

Note:Nextsession- specifictools&strategies!

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CommunicativeCompetence

Knowledgeofthelanguage

+Abilitytouseitinreallife

ExtrademandsforAAC!

AACusesExternalTools

KnowledgeoftheLanguage

+Abilitytouseitinreallife(Social)

+Visual-MotorOperation ofaMachine

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WhatisPAL?

Participation– Useinreallife(Social)

Access– OperationofAACtools

Language– Knowledgeofwords,grammar,meaning

Forcommunicativecompetence!

WhyuseaPALapproach?

• Accesscanbechallenging.

•WeneedtohelpdevelopLanguageskillswhileAccessisfiguredout.

• Participationisessentialinallofourlives!Don’twaitforLanguage&Access.

• ParticipationlaysthefoundationforLanguage&Socialskills(Competence!)

ParticipationisENGAGING!

Wecommunicatewhenweareengaged

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TheCommunication

HousePAL CASESTUDIESSEEINGITINACTION

Stella-Participation

• News

• Stories

• Halloween!

Stella-Participation

Icanblowoutmybirthdaycandles!!

Stella–EarlyAccess

2switchfunontheiPad–Games!(Modelfirst)

2yo

Stella–Early Access&Choicemaking

Learningmovementfor‘Yes’and‘No’toscanthroughchoicesforPLAY!

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