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AAC for All: Here’s How We Do It! with Karina Saechao
AAC for All: Here’s How We Do It! with Karina Saechao
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this conversation, Karina Saechao helps us understand what it looks like now for multiply marginalized kids to try and access and use AAC, and what concrete steps we can all take to try and change that. Karina gives the best advice to therapists on the ground who are collaborating with parents and teachers to improve access to communication for our clients. Karina Saechao is an SLP, researcher, scholar, and activist who's really passionate about increasing equity, access, and outcomes related to research, clinical practice, and course curriculum. She’s also a PhD student and a speaker at the upcoming Learn Play Thrive continuing education summit. Check it out at learnplaythrive.com/summit
Released:
Dec 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (93)
The Power of Presuming Competence with Non-speaking AAC User Ido Kedar: Ido Kedar is an autistic-self advocate and the author of two books. He is a non-speaking autistic person who uses a voice-output typing device to communicate. Tune to hear about Ido’s experience in therapies both before and after he could communicate, as well as his concrete advice on how therapists can be more respectful and effective when working with non-speaking clients on the spectrum. by Two Sides of the Spectrum