Agenda

Due to the presence of multiple attendees who remain at high risk of severe health consequences from COVID-19 if they get the coronavirus, we strongly encourage attendees to wear a mask at all times during the Summit except when eating, drinking, or presenting, unless you have a medical reason that prevents you from doing so. We will have a small number of masks available for anyone who forgets theirs.

Monday May 13, 2024

All Summit Activities will take place in Regency Ballroom A/B (on Ballroom level) except as noted

8:00  REGISTRATION & COFFEE (Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

9:00   OPENING 

• Welcome and logistics

• Introductions

  • • RERC on AAC – Janice Light

    • CommunicationFIRST – Jordyn Zimmerman

• Kickoff remarks

  • • Alison Barkoff, Acting ACL Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for Aging

• Disability inclusivity and representation in research

  • • Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) 

• How ableism impacts people who need and use AAC

  • • Lateef McLeod

    • Alice Wong

•  Power of partnerships between researchers and people who use AAC

  • • David Chapple, Lance McLemore, David McNaughton, & Tracy Rackensperger

• Q&A
  
  

10:45  COFFEE BREAK (Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

11:15  THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF AAC

• AAC & technology: What’s communication equity got to do with it?

  • •  Bob Williams

•  Future of AAC technologies: Priorities for inclusive research and implementation

  • • Kevin Williams & Christine Holyfield

• Aug Comm: Learning from the past - Predicting the future

  • •  Gregg Vanderheiden

• Q&A

12:30  LUNCH (Box lunches available in Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

1:45   REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR PEOPLE WHO USE AAC: DISMANTLING OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS BARRIERS IN SOCIETY

• Perspectives and priorities of people who use AAC

  • • Grant Blasko

    • Melissa Crisp-Cooper

    • Ren Koloni

    • Coleman Watson

• Dismantling societal barriers that limit people who use AAC: State of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions

  • • Janice Light, Susan Fager, Jessica Gormley, Glenda Watson-Hyatt, Erik Jakobs, & David McNaughton

•   Q&A
  
  

3:15   COFFEE BREAK (Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

3:45   INCREASING MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WHO USE AAC

• Perspectives and priorities of people who use AAC

  • • Godfrey Nazareth

    • endever* corbin

• AAC to increase meaningful participation in society: State of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions

  • • David McNaughton, Tracy Rackensperger, & Lance McLemore

• Q&A

5:00 DAY 1 WRAP UP

Tuesday May 14, 2024

8:00 COFFEE (Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

9:00    PEOPLE WHO NEED AAC WHO ARE LEARNING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

• • • Perspectives and priorities of people who use AAC

      • • Bob Williams

        • Jordyn Zimmerman

    • Supporting people who need and use AAC in learning language and literacy: State of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions

      • • Christine Holyfield, Janice Light, David McNaughton, Dana Neider, & Jamie Preece

    • Q&A

10:15   COFFEE BREAK (Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

10:45   “ALTERNATIVE” WAYS TO ACCESS AAC TECHNOLOGIES

• • • Perspectives and priorities of people who use AAC

      • • Tim Jin

        • Pancho Ramirez

        • Patrick Regan

    • Alternative Access: State of the science, emerging technologies, and future research priorities

      • • Heidi Koester, Susan Fager, Jessica Gormley, Erik Jakobs, Jon Brumberg, & Kelli Johnsen

    • Q&A
      
      

12:00  MORNING WRAP UP

• • • The impact of ableism and the importance of partnerships with people who use AAC

      • • India Ochs
          
          

12:15  LUNCH (Box lunches available in Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

1:30  ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS OF FUTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES ( Regency Ballroom A, Lincoln/Roosevelt Room-3rd Floor))

2:45   COFFEE BREAK (Foyer, Regency Ballroom A)

3:15  PERSPECTIVES OF PEOPLE WHO USE AAC

4:30  THE FUTURE OF AAC RESEARCH