Talking With Tech AAC Podcast
Episodes
Curt & Ana Warner: Raising Twin Boys with Severe Autism
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the TWT team interviews Curt and Ana Warner! Curt and Ana are authors, presenters and the parents of four children, including two boys with...
Live from ASHA Ep. 2: Jenna Rayburn Kirk, Marlene Cummings & Matt Hott
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The TWT team is excited to bring you more interviews from ASHA - this week from Jenna Rayburn Kirk of Speech Room News, Marlene Cummings, and Matt Hot...
Live from ASHA - Jill Senner & Matt Baud and Meredith Poore Harold of The Informed SLP
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the TWT team presents three live interviews from ASHA with Jill Senner & Matt Baud, Meredith Poore Harold of The Informed SLP, and TWT list...
Erin Sheldon: Effective AAC Strategies for Students with Cortical Visual Impairment
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the TWT team interviews Erin Sheldon, literacy and language development specialist for AssistiveWare and school inclusion consultant! Erin...
Adrienne: Using Sign Language & AAC to Support Language
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, TWT interviews Adrienne of “Learn with Adrienne”, an SLP who specializes in early intervention. Through online videos, she has taught t...
Jenna Rayburn Kirk: Founder of Speech Room News & Popular TPT Contributor
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, TWT interviews Jenna Rayburn Kirk, the ultra-creative school-based SLP, blogger, and TPT contributor! Jenna shares about how she got starte...
Dana Nieder: Presuming Potential for High-Tech AAC
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, TWT interviews Dana Nieder about her journey as an advocate, writer, AAC specialist, speech-language pathologist, and AAC mom! Dana shares ...
Roundtable: Writing Effective IEPs and Goals for Students Who Use AAC
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join the TWT team this week for a roundtable discussion about writing Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals for students with complex communicatio...
Lindsey Paden Cargill: Using Communication Partner Meet-Ups to Improve AAC Modeling Skills
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The TWT team is joined this week by Lindsey Paden Cargill, a speech-language pathologist and AAC specialist who works at Bridgeway Academy in Columbus...
Rebecca Moles: How AAC Can Help Prevent Abuse and Neglect
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Talking with Tech team is joined by Dr. Rebecca Moles, a pediatrician who specializes in child abuse, to discuss how we can recognize...
"Should I Start an AAC Business?" & Other Listener Questions
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the TWT team answers questions from our listeners! They address the following questions: I’ve thought about starting an AAC consulting...
Julie Freed: How to Identify Key Tools for Dynamic Assessment with the APT
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Talking with Tech is joined this week by Julie Freed, an SLP and school-based AAC specialist who helped create the AAC Planning Tool (APT)! Before the...
Eleanor Francis: Creating a Video Modeling “TV Show” and Other Insights from Australia
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Talking with Tech team is joined this week by speech-language pathologist and AAC specialist Eleanor Francis to talk about AAC in Australia, liter...
Traci Peplinski: Funding Options for AAC
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Talking with Tech team discusses how to obtain funding for alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices with speech-languag...
Jill Senner & Matt Baud: Teaching Communication Partners to Model Effectively
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Talking with Tech is joined by Dr. Jill Senner and Matt Baud! Jill and Matt are AAC experts who promote an evidence-based, systematic metho...
Betsy Furler: Running a Successful Private Practice
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Talking with Tech is joined this week by Speech-Language Pathologist, Author, AAC Specialist, and CEO of Communication Circles, Betsy Furler! Before t...
Carrie Baughcum: Using Drawing to Teach Language
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Talking with Tech is joined this week by Carrie Baughcum, a special education teacher who teaches language and literacy using a form of drawing called...
Nicole Wingate & Angie Sheets: Using Videos to Teach Core Vocabulary
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Chris interviews Nicole Wingate and Angie Sheets! Nicole is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Angie is an Intensive Intervention Specialist...
Barbara Fernandes: CEO of SmartyEars, Developer, and “GeekSLP” Blogger
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel and Lucas discuss entrepreneurship and app development with Barbara Fernandes, CEO of SmartyEars, a company that has created over 60 apps for s...
Stacey Landberg: Should we Limit Screen Time for Young AAC Users?
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lucas and Rachel discuss their experiences with screen time and ways that they have tried to make screen time more meaningful for clients. ...
Calum Hartley: Why Do Some Children Have Difficulty Understanding Pictures?
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel, Lucas, and Chris are joined this week by Dr. Calum Hartley, Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University. Dr. Hartley’s research focuses ...
Tabi Jones-Wohleber: Supporting Communication Partners in the Classroom
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachel, Lucas, and Chris first discuss the work/life balance for SLPs, including the integration of social media into our professio...
Rachael Langley: AAC Specialist, Educator, and Conference Co-Founder
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Rachel, Lucas, and Chris are joined by Rachael Langley, AAC specialist, educator, and co-founder of the #TalkingAAC Conferen...
Carole Zangari: AAC Educator and Co-Founder of Praactical AAC
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel, Lucas, and Chris are joined this week by the amazing Carole Zangari! Dr. Zangari, co-founder of the Praactical AAC website and professor...
Susan Berkowitz: How can we Support AAC in the Summer?
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel, Lucas, Chris, are joined by SLP, author, and AAC consultant Susan Berkowitz for a discussion of how to help AAC users maintain their commu...
Gideon Grossman: Inventor of Noisybands
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Rachel, Lucas, and Chris talk about their upcoming presentations on autism, AAC, education, and, yes, escape rooms at AAC in the Cloud and t...
Eric Sanders: How do we Support Reading and Writing Skills with AAC?
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Rachel, Lucas, and Chris are joined by Dr. Eric Sanders for a roundtable discussion of how we can help augmentative and alternative commun...
Chris Klein: Why Does Motor Planning Matter in AAC?
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Rachel, Lucas, and Chris discuss the implications of motor planning in instruction and use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, i...
Scott Badesch, CEO of the Autism Society of America
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Scott Badesch, President and CEO of the Autism Society of America, sits down with Lucas to talk about the most urgent needs of those on the ...
Roundtable: When Should We Start Using AAC?
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Rachel leads the team in a discussion of AAC for emergent communicators, focusing on early intervention through school-age children. Topic...
Ellen Winchester & Andrea Gardner: Building On Demand and Interactive Supports for Communication Partners, Students, and the Community
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team discusses community accommodations for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, focusing on specific opportunities that already exis...
AAC Agreements: Universal Principles for AAC Intervention
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Chris, Rachel and Lucas this week for a discussion of universal principles in AAC intervention - in other words, what do we all agree on, and why...
Roundtable: Modeling
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After many requests to cover modeling in more detail, for the second time ever Talking With Tech is interview-free this week so that we can take a dee...
WPS: Assessment Considerations for AAC and Assessment Authorship
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week members of the team from Western Psychological Services (WPS), creators of the Arizona, CASL, and more, join Rachel and Lucas to talk abou...
Eva Sweeney: Consultant for ABC's Speechless, Author, Activist, AAC User
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eva Sweeney, filmmaker and consultant for ABC's Speechless - as well as author, activist, AAC user, and overall dynamo - talks with Ra...
Leanna Fox: Professional Development and AAC in Australia
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's show Chris sits down with Leanna Fox, a Speech-Language Pathologist based out of Sydney who works as a consultant with Liberator, the A...
Vicki Clarke: Tips on Making Clinical Decisions in AAC Assessment
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Vicki Clarke of Dynamic Therapy Associates and @AACchicks joins us to share advice and talk through clinical considerations related to...
Lauren Enders: AAC Implementation and Consultation in the Schools
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the incomparable Lauren Enders, SLP and AAC specialist, joins Talking With Tech's Lucas Steuber and Chris Bugaj to talk practical tips...
Mark Barlet: Making Video Games Accessible to All
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Rachel Madel and Chris Bugaj (and later just Chris) take over the episode to talk about accessible gaming! We welcome Mark Barlet of A...
Jayne Clare: Criterion to Determine the Best Educational Apps
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jayne Clare, a thirty-year veteran teacher in special education, has been a leader in introducing educational technology into the classroom. She is co...
Roundtable: Core Words
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a small departure from form, the gang - Rachel, Chris, and Lucas - decided that they had so much to say about core words (especially after speakin...
Jane Odom: Resources and Strategies for Successful AAC Instruction
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Rachel and Lucas are joined by the brilliant Jane Odom, director of PRC's LanguageLab! The conversation covers the importance of presuming c...
Kevin Chaja: Using Augmented Reality to Teach Social Skills
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Talking with Tech's Rachel Madel interviews Kevin Chaja of Color Black's Moment AR app to discuss brand new app that helps children wi...
Erin Compton: Adopting Two Children with Cerebral Palsy and Getting Started With AAC
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Compton is a mom to 13 children who blogs about family life, adoption, special needs and AAC learning. As a homeschool instructor she has over 20...
Erek Engar: A Specific Language System First Approach to AAC
04 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for what might be our most controversial show yet! If you have an opinion - for or against - please comment below or email at us at tech@spe...
Kathy Howery and the Lived Experience of Speaking Through a Device
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathy Howery joins Chris Bugaj to discuss her research on the lived experience of AAC users. Afterward, the team comes back together to talk about the...
Karen Owens of We Speak PODD
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Owens of We Speak PODD joins Rachel Madel for a conversation about parenting children with complex communication disorders. Meanwhile, the group...
Alex Pavtoulov and Ofir Harel of Olà Mundo: Their app Socky, Social Reciprocity in AAC, and Building Engaging Tools for ASD
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Pavtoulov and Ofir Harel of Olà Mundo join Rachel and Lucas to talk about Socky, a symbol-based two-way communication system for children with A...
Chris Gibbons: Smartbox & the Evolution of the AAC Industry
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber, Rachel Madel, and the long-list Chris Bugaj sit down and discuss international development in AAC b...
Pearson's Q Interactive Team: The Past, Present, and Future of Tablet-Based Assessment
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber and Rachel Madel sit down with Pearson's Dustin Wahlstrom, James Henke, and Kristen Getz to talk ab...
Kate Ahern: Thoughts, Tips, and Wisdom from an AAC Thought Leader
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber and Rachel Madel talk to the legendary Kate Ahern about her work with special populations, the impor...
RJ Cooper: The Past, Present, and Future of Independent AT Manufacturers and the AT Industry
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber goes one-on-one with seasoned AT specialist RJ Cooper, from his early days doing it all himself to t...
Pradeesh Thomas: Educational Technology & Its Role in Better Outcomes for Staff and Students
04 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber goes one-on-one with entrepreneur and angel investor Pradeesh Thomas, founder of both SmartEdTech an...
Bill Binko: DIY Assistive Technology, "Makers," & the Convergence of Assistive Technology and Universal Design
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber and Chris Bugaj interview Bill Binko of ATMakers (and much more) about his work in do-it-yourself ...
Ajit Narayanan: AAC Outside of the US & the Future of Universal Design
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Talking with Tech's Lucas Steuber and Rachel Madel interview Ajit Narayanan of Avaz about his role as a pioneer of augmentative and a...