Episodes

  • Episode 12: Training Communication Partners to Support Students with Multiple Disabilities

    Episode 12: Training Communication Partners to Support Students with Multiple Disabilities
    Feb 28 2025
    Article discussing: McCarty, T., & Light, J., (2025). Teletraining to teach communication partners to support students with multiple disabilities including cortical visual impairment and emerging symbolic communication in communicating choices. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00146 RERC on AAC Website. (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/) The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 11: Implementing a T2L decoding feature with a young boy with Down syndrome

    Episode 11: Implementing a T2L decoding feature with a young boy with Down syndrome
    Jan 31 2025
    Article discussing: Brittlebank, S. & Light, J. (2025). Implementing a transition-to-literacy decoding feature via telepractice to support single-word reading by a young boy with Down syndrome: A case study. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00158 To further explore T2L visit this site: https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/research/r2-aac-literacy-decoding-technology/ RERC on AAC Website. (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/) The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 10: Accessible Literacy Strategies for Emerging Communicators

    Episode 10: Accessible Literacy Strategies for Emerging Communicators
    Nov 30 2024
    Article discussing: DeLuca, T., Boucher, A., Holyfield, C. (2024). Accessible literacy for emergin communicators: A proposed model and case application with children on the autism spectrum. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00107 Tim DeLuca's email: timdeluca@umass.edu To further explore T2L visit this site: https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/research/r2-aac-literacy-decoding-technology/ RERC on AAC Website. (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/) The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    43 mins
  • Episode 9: Family-Centered Services in AAC

    Episode 9: Family-Centered Services in AAC
    Oct 31 2024
    Moodle Training Module discussing: https://aac-learning-center-moodle.psu.edu/course/view.php?id=58 RERC on AAC Website. (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/) The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 8: Training Healthcare Providers to Support Children's Communication in Inpatient Rehabilitation

    Episode 8: Training Healthcare Providers to Support Children's Communication in Inpatient Rehabilitation
    Sep 30 2024
    Article discussing: Gormley, J., McNaughton, D., & Light, J. (2023). Supporting children’s communication of choices during inpatient rehabilitation: Effects of a mobile training for health care providers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 545–564. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00200 To further explore trainings of this kind, visit www.patientprovidercommunication.org RERC on AAC Website. (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/) The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    53 mins
  • Episode 7: Supporting Practitioners During Alternative Access Assessments

    Episode 7: Supporting Practitioners During Alternative Access Assessments
    Aug 29 2024
    Article discussing: Koester, H., Fager, S., Sorenson, T., & Jakobs, E. (2023). Designing an app for alternative access assessments: Using interviews to uncover and define user needs. Assistive Technology, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2023.2213749 If you are a therapist who works in the area of alternative access and are interested in participating in a study using Access Navigator, please email Dr. Koester at hhk@umich.edu. RERC on AAC Website. (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/) The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 6: NDBIs and AAC Interventions for Children on the Autism Spectrum

    Episode 6: NDBIs and AAC Interventions for Children on the Autism Spectrum
    Jul 30 2024
    Article discussing: Pope, L., Light, J. & Laubscher, E. (2024). The Effect of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions and Aided AAC on the Language Development of Children on the Autism Spectrum with Minimal Speech: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Autism Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06382-7 [Blog post about this article (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/2024/06/13/effect-of-naturalistic-developmental-behavioral-interventions-ndbis-and-aided-aac-on-the-language-development-of-children-on-the-autism-spectrum-a-systematic-review-pope-et-al-2024/)] on the RERC on AAC Website. The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    32 mins
  • Episode 5: AAC Interventions for Children with Multiple Disabilities

    Episode 5: AAC Interventions for Children with Multiple Disabilities
    Jun 28 2024
    Article discussing: Brittlebank, S., Light, J. C., & Pope, L. (2024). A scoping review of AAC interventions for children and young adults with simultaneous visual and motor impairments: Clinical and research implications. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2327044 [Blog post about this article] (https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/2024/06/02/aac-interventions-for-children-with-visual-and-motor-impairments-brittlebank-et-al-2024/)on the RERC on AAC Website. The work of this podcast was developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grants # 90RE5017, #90REGE0014). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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    43 mins