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Product

Employment - Working Without Words: AAC and Technology in the Workplace

Center:

FL-Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Brenda Clark
[email protected]
813-974-2581

Product Description:

This webinar is designed to provide self-advocates, caregivers, professionals, and potential employers with an overview of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and its applicability in the workforce. The webinar will briefly define AAC, discuss AAC modalities, and provide examples of different AAC classifications (low/high tech). Access methods (direct selection, switch access, eye gaze, etc.) will be discussed. Communication and the use of AAC in the work place, including strategies for supporting AAC users, will be presented. The webinar will highlight profiles and feedback from several users of AAC in the workforce. Video demonstrations of AAC in use will be shown

Keyword(s):

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Employment, Assistive Technology, Eye Gaze, Switch access

Product/Publication Type(s):

Web-based products

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://flfcic.fmhi.usf.edu/program-areas/employment.html?tab=4

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A