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

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 [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.

Episode 11: Implementing a T2L decoding feature with a young boy with Down syndrome

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 [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/ [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.

Episode 10: Accessible Literacy Strategies for Emerging Communicators

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 [https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00107] Tim DeLuca's email: timdeluca@umass.edu [timdeluca@umass.edu] To further explore T2L visit this site: https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/research/r2-aac-literacy-decoding-technology/ [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.

Episode 9: Family-Centered Services in AAC

Moodle Training Module discussing: https://aac-learning-center-moodle.psu.edu/course/view.php?id=58 [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.

Episode 8: Training Healthcare Providers to Support Children's Communication in Inpatient Rehabilitation

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 [https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00200] To further explore trainings of this kind, visit www.patientprovidercommunication.org [http://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.