Virtual Conference, October 2021 – May 2022, with the The Assistive Technology Conference of New England. For 2021 and 2022, the Conference will feature different AT/AAC-Focused sessions..
* They have designed a program that covers a range of AT/AAC topic areas in a half day format to allow for a deep dive without a full day commitment.
* The agenda will be finalized later in 2021.
* Please visit the link below to get updates on the conferences:
- Multiple Presentations spread over over 8 months
- Convenient Virtual Access
- Join in from your office or your living room
- 2 Different Formats
- Half Day and Full Day workshops
Fees apply – Registration and more information can be found on the Conference Registration page (scroll down to the date of event) www.assistivetechnologyconference.com/ or contact (800) 916- 8324 techaccess@techaccess-ri.org 
THE 2021 conference covered:
* Cortical visual impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of vision impairment in children. CVI is an impairment where the eyes are healthy but the child has difficulties with interpretation of visual information.
* Most children with CVI have additional disabilities including motor, intellectual, hearing, and communication challenges. These issues often result in the need for Augmentative and Alternative communication support. Children with CVI have unique vision characteristics that affect how they can access AAC.
* This presentation will provide some examples of how a vision and AT specialist/Speech Language Pathologist can work together with children with CVI to support their communication needs and find the right fit for AAC devices.
* Presentation will include video examples of successful AAC use by students with CVI.
* Presented by: Debbie Perry & Sandra Newcomb, Ph.D.
Learning Objectives:
- Objective 1: Participants will describe the 10 unique visual characteristics of children with cortical visual impairment.
- Objective 2: Participants will identify 5 ways that vision characteristics of CVI affect the choice and design of AAC devices.
- Objective 3: Participants will describe how to design the layout of an AAC device to address the unique vision needs of children with CVI.
Fees apply – Registration and more information can be found on the Conference Registration page (scroll down to the date of event) www.assistivetechnologyconference.com/ or contact (800) 916- 8324 techaccess@techaccess-ri.org
