Users of augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) are highly vulnerable in emergency situations and may lose access to their AAC supports and devices during the process of rescue, relief, and recovery from disasters such as floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and hurricanes. This course discusses key roles for SLPs and provides information about free and low-cost resources that clinicians can use to support their clients with AAC needs as they prepare for and recover from disasters.
Course created on March 22, 2022
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; RESNA/0.1 Intermediate; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe three barriers encountered by AAC users in emergencies and disasters, and potential solutions.
- After this course, participants will be able to list two resources that SLPs can use to help AAC users prepare for emergencies and disasters.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify two resources to assist AAC users affected by disaster.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-20 Minutes | Barriers |
| 20-40 Minutes | SLP roles & resources for supporting AAC users in preparing for emergencies & disasters |
| 40-55 Minutes | Assisting individuals with complex communication needs after a disaster: Relief & recovery phase |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Reviews
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Carole Zangari
PhD CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Dr. Carole Zangari is a Professor in the Speech Language Pathology department at Nova Southeastern University where she teaches master’s/doctoral courses in AAC, coordinates the AAC Lab, and supports graduate student clinicians. In addition, Dr. Zangari serves as the Executive Director of the Broward satellite of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD). She is a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language and a frequent presenter on AAC topics at international and national conferences. Dr. Zangari is the co-editor of Practically Speaking Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for Students with AAC Needs and co-author of TELL ME: AAC in the Preschool Classroom and TELL ME Más: CAA en el Aula Preescolar. She blogs at www.PrAACticalAAC.org.
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Wendy Quach
PhD CCC-SLP
Wendy Quach, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist and associate professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS) at San José State University. Her teaching and research focus on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for people with complex communication needs and motor speech disorders. She has presented locally, nationally, and internationally and is actively engaged in several collaborative research projects and is supported through several US Department of Education grants. She has a passion for instilling research in her students and has mentored several students on various projects related to AAC.
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Amy Miller Sonntag
SLPD CCC-SLP
Amy Miller Sonntag, SLPD, CCC-SLP, is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Associate Professor at The Ohio State University (OSU). She received her MA from Ohio University and SLPD from Northwestern University. Sonntag is currently a member of the Disaster Relief Committee of USSAAC (United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication) and has presented at numerous state and national conference on topics related to AAC. She has served a diverse population of people ages 18 months to adult with a variety of medical diagnoses to aid in enhancing their communication abilities. In her work at OSU, she teaches coursework in AAC for undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of rehabilitation fields including SLP, occupational and physical therapy, rehabilitation engineers, and special educators. She also provides clinical education and mentorship to graduate clinicians in the MA SLP program in the OSU Speech and Hearing AAC Clinic.
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Wendy Quach - Financial: Dr. Wendy Quach receives grant funding from the Dept of Education for AAC-related research. She requested that her honorarium for this presentation be donated to the USSAAC. Nonfinancial: Member of USSAAC’s Disaster Relief Committee.
Amy Miller Sontag - Financial: Dr. Amy Miller Sontag requested that her honorarium for this presentation be donated to the USSAAC. Nonfinancial: Member of USSAAC's Disaster Relief Committee.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Intermediate Level
0.1 ASHA CEUs
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
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