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AAC Collaboration Project – Funding for CSD and SPLED Masters Students
The AAC Collaboration Project at Penn State addresses the urgent need for fully credentialed speech ...
Welcome to AAC at PSU
The Penn State AAC community of faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students are dedicated to enhancing communication and improving the overall quality of life for individuals who have complex communication needs and their families. We are seeking to improve outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, developmental apraxia, traumatic brain injuries, aphasia, […]
AAC strategies for beginning communicators (Drager, Holyfield, & Caron, 2019)
At the 2019 ATIA Conference, Drager, Holyfield and Caron discussed evidence-based strategies for implementing AAC with beginning communicators, including the use of VSDs.
Speech recognition and dysarthric adults with Down syndrome (Holyfield & Drager, 2019)
At the 2019 ATIA Conference, Holyfield and Drager shared findings on how speech recognition technology interpreted the speech of six adults with Down syndrome.
A review of AAC practices for individuals with Angelman Syndrome (Clarke & Light, 2019)
At the 2019 ATIA Conference, Clarke & Light reviewed the current research in AAC for individuals with Angelman Syndrome.
Inservice with State College Area School District
Jess Caron, Salena Babb, and David McNaughton had the pleasure of working with State College Area School District teachers, paraprofessionals, and speech-language pathologists on March 29 and April 23.
Effects of Video VSDs on Communication Turns (Caron et al., 2019)
At the 2019 ATIA Conference, Caron et al. shared their findings on how video VSDs impacted the communication turns of individuals with ASD.
Building capacity in AAC (McNaughton et al., 2019)
McNaughton et al. describe strategies to build capacity and awareness in the AAC field to ensure appropriate AAC supports are provided.