UAAACT Conference Information

2009 UAAACT Conference Schedule Wednesday February 11th, 2009
7:45-8:30	Registration and Continental Breakfast				Zion and North Lobby
8:30 am - noon	But What if the Teachers Won't Do IT by Keri Huddleston and Teru Langsdale					Zion
Noon to 12:45	Box Lunch
12:45-4:30 pm	Continuation of Workshop by Keri Huddleston and Teru Langsdale
6:00 pm	UAAACT Dinner (UAAACT Members Only)
Thursday February 9th, 2009
7:45-8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast				Main Entery and North Lobby
8:30-10:00 am	Keynote Session by Libby Rush AAC and Topic Setting: Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck				Zion and Bryce
10:00-11:00 am	Grand Opening of Vendor Hall and Refreshments				Canyon
Breakout Sessions
	Elm	Juniper	Timpanogos	Cedar	Arches	Ampitheatre	Canyon
11:00 to noon	* Debby McBride Case Studies of AAC Evaluation Tools	* Kristine Bengen Demystifying Eye Gaze Technology	Amy Henningsen Stacy Sessions Assistive Technology for Infants and Toddlers	*Patti King-DeBaun Understanding Assessment Access and Trials for the Tango	Nadean Lescoe Doris Jung Sharon Cervantes Val Blamires CPR for Interdisciplinary Instruction	Libby Rush Jump Start Beginning Communication With Tangible Symbols and Lite Tech	Exhibits
noon to 1:30	Lunch (On your own)
1:30-3:00 pm	*Debby McBride Augmentative Communication Evaluation s Simlified- A Toolkit Approach	*Jeramy Reed Engineering the Environment for Successful AAC Communication	Jocelyn Taylor Autism Issues	*Patti King-DeBaun Beginning Communication Strategies for Students with Multiple Disabiities	Nadean Lescoe Doris Jung Sharon Cervantes Val Blamires Repeat of Previous Session	Libby Rush Four Components Of Evidence-Based Emergent Literacy Practicies for AAC Users	Exhibits
3:00-3:15	Break and Refreshments in Vendor Hall				Canyon
3:15-4:45	Cindy Baird Mona Oversteg Janice Hill Funding Fortitude: How to get Devices Funded	Chris Timothy Vali Kremer NIMAS is for ALL Children	Nita Smith Brain Injury Training: Compensating Strategies High Tech and Low Tech	Krisanne Lewis Whole Body Learning: Strategies for Multi-Sensory Teaching	Suzanne Anderson Susan Hamblin Thinking Outside the Box, "The Sequel" -Adapting Materials	Libby Rush MAP: A Meaningful Age-Appropriate Process for Adolescent/Adult AAC Users	Exhibits
*Denotes Vendor Session
Friday February 13th, 2009
7:45-8:30	Continental Breakfast				Canyon
8:30-9:30	Keynote Session by Susan Johnston "If you only have a hammer, everthing looks like a nail."				Zion and Bryce
9:30-9:45	Break and Refreshments in the Vendor Hall				Canyon
Breakout Sessions
	Elm	Juniper	Timpanogos	Cedar	Arches	Ampitheatre	Canyon
9:45-10:45	*Karen Sheehan Teaching to Standards Math and Science	Julie Pearce Lisa Stone The Ongoing Road to AAC Success - A Parents View	Kent Remund Bryan Carroll EADLs - What Are They & Who Can they Help	Libby Rush Repeat from Thrusday Jump Start Beginning comunication With Tangible Symbols & Lite TEch	Ross Fishburn Jim West Use of Custom Software to Promote Student Participation in School	Susan Johnston More than Just "NO": Providing AAC users with multiple strategies for escaping Activities	Exhibits
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-noon	*Karen Sheehan Evedence-Based Emergent Literacy Model for Students With Significant Disabilities	*Chad Bingham Spontaneous Novel Utterance Generation in AAC Utilizing Unity	Kent Remund Bryan Carroll Which Voice Recognition Program Should I Use Dragon or Vista		Erinn Fink All Children Can and Should have the Opportunity to Learn -including Children with ASD	Susand Johnston Repeat of Previous Session More than Just "NO": Providing AAC users with multiple strategies for escaping Activitie	Exhibits
noon-1:00	Lunch and Drawing for Door Prizes				Zion and Bryce
*Denotes Vendor Session

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