Isaac 2008

13th Biennial Conference - International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Monday
August 4

Tuesday
August 5

Wednesday
August 6

Thursday
August 7

Main Conference Program - Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Presentations

TIME		Sessions + Authors
09:00 - 10:10	Clinical and Educational	The Core Vocabulary Classroom: Doing More With Less - ORAL Gail Van Tatenhove AACell, Inc. USA Andrea Madeya AACell, Inc. ,United States
	Clinical and Educational	Exploring Links between Music Therapy and AAC Intervention in the USA - ORAL John McCarthy, Ohio University, USA Kamile Geist, Ohio University, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Vocabulary "instruction": Selecting and modelling core and fringe vocabulary for independent use - ORAL Paul Andres, Prentke Romich Deutschland Germany Stefanie Sachse, University of Cologne, Germany
	Clinical and Educational	Role Playing AAC Etiquette - ORAL Robin Hurd, AAC Institute, USA Sarah Lever, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Emergent Literacy Model for Students with Significant Disabilities! - ORAL Joni Nygard, Attainment Company, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Speech Recognition: Which One is Best for My Client - ORAL Lorna Lo, Canada Mauricio Meza, Canada Liza Hasserjian, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Integrating Systems: how to plan and implement the use of an AAC device, computer access and powered mobility with alternative access - ORAL Karen Kangas, OTR/L, USA Lisa Rotelli, Education Consultant, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Constructing Organisational Frameworks for Communication Support - ORAL Marissa Carlyon, Australia Matthew Wilson, Australia
	Clinical and Educational	The Conversation Club: Bridging AAC into the Community - ORAL Nancy Robinson, San Francisco State University, USA Kristen Gray, The Bridge School/USSAAC, USA Kelly Rinehart, The Bridge School, USA
	Research	Un modèle pour l'attribution et l'utilisation d'appareils de communication en déficience intellectuelle - ORAL Christine Valiquette, Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Canada Ann Sutton, Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Canada
	Research	Providing feedback to research participants with complex communication needs: How can we do this? - ORAL Susan Balandin, Molde Univeristy College, Norway Leigha Dark, Univeristy of Sydney, Australia Bronwyn Hemsley, Univeristy of Sydney, Australia Angela Dew, Univeristy of Sydney, Australia
10:10 - 11:00	Clinical and Educational	A Special Library for children with complex communication needs - POSTER 14 Aurelia Rivarola, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy Gabriella Veruggio, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy Alessandro Chiari, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy Anna Dal Brun, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy Stefania Murra, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy Sonia Oldrini, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy Maria Grazia Scarioni, Centro Benedetta DIntino onlus, Italy
	Clinical and Educational	ACOLUG -- Augmentative Communication OnLine Users' Group - POSTER 30 Diane Nelson Bryen, Temple University, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Conditions for successful implementation of AAC solutions - a relational approach - POSTER 13 Birgitte Brandt, Special Kindergarten Platanhaven, Denmark Vibe Lund Jensen, The Communication Centre in Hiller, Denmark
	Clinical and Educational	Eldorado - A Golden Place for pre-symbolic communicators. Experiences from Sweden - POSTER 29 Agneta Granberg, Sweden Maria Krafft Helgesson Sweden
	Clinical and Educational	Enhancing Assistive Technolgy in a University Setting: A Learning Community Model - POSTER 21 Pamela Mitchell, Kent State University, USA Casey Myers, Kent State University, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Eye gaze technology - what difference does it make and for whom - POSTER 24 Eva Holmqvist, DART, Queen Silvias Children Hospital, Sweden Margret Buchholz, DART, Queen Silvias Children Hospital, Sweden
	Clinical and Educational	Making Written Information Accessible When Voting in Victoria State Government elections. - POSTER 2 Cathy Basterfield, Scope Victoria, Australia Peta McCammon, Victorian Electoral Commission, Australia
	Clinical and Educational	Stories of Our Lives - POSTER 3 Eija Roisko, Communication and Technology Centre Tikoteekki / Finland Kaisa Launonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
	Clinical and Educational	The Evolution of Communication within the Blissymbolics Worldwide Community: Toward Greater Interconnection, Accessibility and Transparency. - POSTER 23 Waller Annalu, University of Dundee, United Kingdom Shirley McNaughton, BCI, Canada Gillian Hazell, BC(UK), United Kingdom Margareta Jennische, University of Uppsala, Sweden Peter Lindsay, BCI, Canada Ingrid Mattson Müller, DART, Sweden Paul Marshall, BCI, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	The Journey to a Virtual Network Vision - POSTER 27 Nora Rothschild, Children's Treatment Network of Simcoe York, Canada Tracy Hunt, Children's Treatment Network of Simcoe York, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Use of Telehealth as a form of Service Delivery in Augmentative and Alternative Communication - POSTER 26 Melissa Brotz, Canada Aleta Cooney, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	VOCA for WordPerfect and SAFE: a flexible approach to universal computer access - POSTER 28 Robbins Leonard, Università di Siena, Italy Rachele Robbins, AAC user, Italy Ellen Swanson, parent, Italy Michael Stewart, freelance software developer, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Writing as a Way to Participate - POSTER 31 Lena Wahlroos, Tikoteekki/FAIDD, Finland Eija Roisko, Tikoteekki/FAIDD Finland
	Personal Experience	AAC Site - POSTER 12 Sarah Lever, USA
	Personal Experience	Communication Cafe: Providing Ongoing Support for Adult Users of AAC in a Virtual World - POSTER 11 Rick Peterson, Assistive Speech Technology Research Labs, USA Peg Johnson, Express Yourself of Minnesota, USA
	Personal Experience	Painting A medium of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. - POSTER 32 Madhuri Kapur, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, India
	Research	Beyond Unicorns : Strategies for Social and Strategic Competence - POSTER 10 Patricia Politano, Assistive Technology Unit, Univ of IL at Chicago, USA
	Research	AwareComm: Context Aware Communication for the Workplace - POSTER 1 Carrie Bruce, CATEA at Georgia Tech, USA Melody Moore Jackson, BrainLab at Georgia Tech, USA Jeremy Johnson, IMTC at Georgia Tech, USA
	Research	Children with Complex Communication Needs - They need words for storytelling too! - POSTER 15 Catherine-Ann Crestani, University of Sydney, Australia Sally Clendon, University of Sydney, Australia Susan Balandin, University of Sydney, Australia
	Research	AAC devices as cognitive-linguistic tools. Studies with the speech-generating barcode reader B.A.Bar – POSTER 18 Filip Loncke, University of Virginia, USA Lynne Kaulback, University of Virginia, USA Suzette Wolfe, The CommuniSense Center, USA Julia Goldkamp, University of Virginia, USA Tara Canty, USA
	Research	Describing the communication and language development of young individuals with intellectual impairments who use AAC - POSTER 19 Joke Vandereet, Experimental Otorhinolaryngology - K.U.Leuven, Belgium Bea Maes, Centre for Disability, Special Needs Education and Child Care - K.U. Leuven, Belgium Dirk Lembrechts, MODEM Communication and Computer Centre - Antwerp, Belgium Inge Zink, Experimental Otorhinolaryngology - K.U.Leuven, Belgium
	Research	Effet de la plausibilité, de la longueur, de la réversibilité, du type de symboles et de l'âge sur le traitement d'énoncés simples - POSTER 20 Marie-Claude Desrochers, CHU Ste-Justine, Canada Natacha Trudeau, CHU St-Justine, Canada Ann Sutton, CHU St-Justine, Canada
	Research	NavigAbile - Evaluation of services and methodologies for Internet exploitation by AAC users - POSTER 25 Katarina Mühlenbock, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, DART, Sweden Mats Lundälv, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, DART, Sweden Francisco Alcantud, Universitat de Valencia, Spain Darío Rico, Universitat de Valencia, Spain Emanuela Maggioni, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Italy Leopoldo Ferré, Fondazione Italiana Accenture, Italy
	Research	Speech intelligibility and marital communication in ALS - POSTER 6 Karin Joubert, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Juan Bornman, CAAC University of Pretoria, South Africa Erna Alant, CAAC University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Research	The Effect of Adapted Literature on Pretend Play Skills of Pre-Schoolers with Autism - POSTER 17 Joanne Cafiero, Communications & Frederick County Public Schools, USA
	Research	The Share Your Stories Project: Lessons from AAC Consumer's Personal Narratives - POSTER 7 John McCarthy, Ohio University, USA Jeff Higginbotham, University at Buffalo, USA Fei Luo, University at Buffalo, USA
	Research	Impact de trois facteurs sur la performance des enfants à trois tâches de différentes modalités - ORAL Renée-Anne Patenaude-Blais, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Centre de réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Canada Ann Sutton, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Centre de réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Canada Natacha Trudeau, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Centre de réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Canada
13:20 - 13:55	Clinical and Educational	AAC and Autism - ORAL Pati King-DeBaun, Creative Communicating, USA Susan Norwell, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Reflections from the AAC-RERC Writers Brigade - ORAL Sarah Blackstone, Augmentative Communication Inc, USA Johana Schwartz, Augmentative Communication Inc, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Beyond Eat, Drink & Potty: Addressing Goals and Growth across All Ability Levels - ORAL Holly Schneider, DynaVox Technologies, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Learning English Together: AAC Supports for the Whole Family - ORAL Deanna Wagner, Southwest Human Development, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Out Of The Box: Using Technology To Follow Your Dreams - ORAL Melinda Smith, SCOPE Victoria, Australia Libby Price, SCOPE Victoria, Australia Hilary Johnson, SCOPE Victoria, Australia Joanne Watson, SCOPE Victoria, Australia Rhonda Joseph, SCOPE Victoria, Australia Edward Duncan, Yooralla Victoria, Australia Barbara Solarsh, SCOPE Victoria, Australia
	Personal Experience	Fish, Frogs, Bees--and Advocacy - ORAL Gail Fisher-Taylor, Canada Kerr Wattie, Canada
	Personal Experience	Aides techniques de haute technologie : l'expérience personnelle d'un usager au plan de la communication - ORAL Yves Couture, Canada Érik Langlois, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Canada François Routhier, Université de Montréal, Montréal; Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Canada
	Personal Experience	Meeting challenges tenaciously, providing inspiration, and sharing pleasures - ORAL Robert Jean, Canada Marc Saint-Cyr, Canada
	Research	Micro-enterprise Employment for Individuals who use AAC - ORAL Marcie McNeill, The Pennsylvania State University, USA David McNaughton, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Janice Light, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
	Research	Loneliness Experiences of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy - ORAL Lauren Cooper, University of Sydney, Australia Susan Balandin, University of Sydney, Australia David Trembath, University of Sydney, Australia
	Showcase Technology	Vocabulary Masking (C): A Method of Teaching Core and Fringe Vocabulary Across Activities and Situations - TECHNOLOGY Russell Cross, Prentke Romich Company, USA
13:20 - 14:30	Personal Experience	What to Do After You are Finished University and Have Dyspraxic Autism - ORAL Sean Sokler, George Mason University, USA Barbara Cunningham, KDI and Why Not, USA
13:55 - 15:05	Clinical and Educational	Pointing it Out: A DVD and Booklet about Safety for People who use AAC - ORAL Barbara Collier, ACCPC, Canada Hazel Self, ACCPC, Canada Anne Abbott, ACCPC, Canada Aaron Shelbourne, ACCPC, Canada Tony Diamanti, ACCPC, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Should we clap or should we groan? A Presentation Skills Workshop - ORAL Annalu Waller, University of Dundee, Scotland Catherine Harris, England Alisa Selimovic, Flinders University, Australia
13:55 - 14:30	Clinical and Educational	Growing Up Ready - Implications for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs - ORAL Linda Buskin, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada Lynnette Norris, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada Susan Beayni, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada Carie Gall, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Mentors: Leaders by Example - ORAL Shelley Deegan, Technology Access Clinic, Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada Baljit Samrai, Technology Access Clinic, Canada Susan Thurston, Technology Access Clinic, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Utiliser directement le cerveau pour accéder à l'ordinateur : une étude de cas unique - ORAL Janick Bisson, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ), Canada Claude Vincent, Université Laval/CIRRIS, Canada Manon Voyer, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ), Canada Érik Langlois, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ), Canada Jean-François Cantin, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ), Canada
	Personal Experience	Jim Prentice and Leadership - ORAL Donald Jones, SHOUT, USA Leigh Lightholder, Pittsburgh Ambassadors Program, USA
	Personal Experience	Pros and Cons of a Job for an AAC User - ORAL Faye Warren, USA
	Personal Experience	My challenge to independence - ORAL Inge van Gils, AAC User, Netherlands Eelke Verschuur, AAC therapist, Netherlands
	Personal Experience	Guiding and stimulating my son's development despite a locked-in syndrome - ORAL Benoît Duchesne, Canada
	Research	Teaching Children who use AAC to use Bound Morphemes - ORAL Cathy Binger, University of New Mexico, USA Jennifer Kent-Walsh, University of Central Florida, USA Stacy Hickman, University of New Mexico, USA Molly Maguire-Marshall, University of New Mexico, USA Rachel Schmitt, University of New Mexico, USA
	Showcase Technology	Wordcore 144: A New Word-Based Speech Output Program For The ECO-14 Communication Aid - TECHNOLOGY Russell Cross, Prentke Romich Company, USA
14:30 - 15:05	Clinical and Educational	AAC and Errorless Co-Construction of Language: Making Language Real - ORAL John Costello, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Le processus d'évaluation et de recommandation des aides à la communication pour des personnes atteintes d'un "locked-in syndrome" - ORAL Natalie Martel, Institut de réadaptation de Montréal, Canada Louise De Serres, Institut de réadaptation de Montréal, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Voice Banking Options 101 - ORAL Saima Sheikh, Toronto Rehabilitaton Institute, Canada Monique Fourcaudot, Toronto Rehabilitaton Institute, Canada Loralee MacLean, Toronto Rehabilitaton Institute, Canada Juan Lopez, Toronto Rehabilitaton Institute, Canada
	Personal Experience	It's My Communication! - ORAL Ann Running, Blissymbolics Communication International, Canada
	Personal Experience	Learning Leadership by Example - ORAL Jennifer Lowe, SHOUT, USA
	Personal Experience	Self determined life for augumented communicating people with the help - ORAL Lukas Schwarz, Germany
	Personal Experience	Power of Speech: Power of AAC - ORAL Meredith Allan, Australia
	Showcase Technology	Gateway© Series 5: Leading Users to Linguistic Competence and Efficient Communication - TECHNOLOGY Joan Bruno, Children's Specialized Hospital, USA
	Showcase Technology	B.A.Bar - Leading the Way to Autonomy - TECHNOLOGY Verena von Holzen, Swiss Foundation for Rehabilitation Technology, Switzerland Rahel Waelti, Swiss Foundation for Rehabilitation Technology, Switzerland
15:10 - 16:00	Clinical and Educational	Aides techniques à la communication: satisfaction des clients de deux centres de réadaptation québécois - POSTER 15 Marie-Paule Gagné, Centre de réadaptation Constance Lethbridge, Canada Judith Lavoie André Michaud Érik Langlois Geneviève Lefebvre
	Clinical and Educational	Changing Challenges in AAC Preprofessional Preparation - POSTER 30 Stuart Sheela, Children's National Medical Centeer, USA Chris Ritthaler, Chilldren's National Medical Center, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Coaching in the field of AAC - POSTER 23 Dr. Andreas Seiler-Kesselheim, Teacher for special education, Germany Martin Gülden, Prentke-Romich Company (PRD), Germany
	Clinical and Educational	Création d'un guide et de matériel de communication pour les intervenants en Centres d'hébergement - POSTER 17 Marie Julien, CSSS Jeanne-Mance, Canada Laure Déchelette, Université de Montréal, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Development of a Communication Skill-Up Program for caregivers: Improving quality of communication between caregivers and an institutionalized older adult with aphasia through the use of AAC - POSTER 13 Booka Mineko, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan Toshiko Watamori, Hiroshima Prefectural College of Health Science ÅiProfessor EmeritusÅj, Japan Masayuki Booka, Hiroshima International University, Japan
	Clinical and Educational	Innovations in AAC Education: Designing a Seating and Positioning Webcast - POSTER 26 Costigan F. Aileen, The Pennsylvania State University, USA David McNaughton, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Learning Over Time- the BEST Professional Development Model for AT - POSTER 22 Angela Standridge, Region 4 Education Service Center, USA
	Clinical and Educational	New free symbols: from useless to useful - POSTER 2 Martens Lien, MODEM, Belgium Karen Vermeire, MODEM, Belgium Bart Serrien, DC Ternick, Belgium Dirk Lembrechts, MODEM, Belgium
	Clinical and Educational	Partner-Dependent Techniques for Using the Social Networks Inventory: An Example of Severe Aphasia - POSTER 14 Joanne Lasker, Florida State University, USA Andrea Donham, Florida State University, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Pre-Service Training for Selecting SGD for ALS clients - POSTER 28 Mary Ann Lowe, Nova Southeastern University, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Qualification of teachers in AAC - Story of an experience in Brazil - POSTER 31 Vera Souza, Brazil Ana Helena Schreiber, Brazil
	Clinical and Educational	The development of a Mandarin Chinese AAC system - POSTER 9 Tianxue Yao, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Katya Hill, University of Pittsburh, USA Herrmann Jutta, Semantic Compaction Systems, USA
	Research	AAC as part of profession? Kindergarten special group workers' thoughts on augmentative and alternative communication - POSTER 27 Lotta Enqvist, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland Kaisa Launonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
	Research	Augmentative and Alternative Communication in a Group of Individuals with Aphasia, from a Discursive Neurolinguistic Perspective - POSTER 19 Regina Yu Shon Chun, UNICAMP, Brazil
	Research	Digital Camera Speaks - Communicative affordances in the organization of conversation with an aphasic speaker - POSTER 20 Tarja Aaltonen, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Tampere, Finland Sanna Raudaskoski, Department of Sociology and, University of Tampere Social Psychology, Finland Aino-Maija Parkkonen, Tampere Univerity Hospital, Finland Ilkka Arminen, University of Tampere, Finland
	Research	Iconicity is in the eye of the beholder: How language experience affects perceived iconicity - POSTER 10 Jill, P. Morford Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico and NSF Science of Learning Center for Visual Language & Visual Learning (VL2), USA Erin Wilkinson, Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico and NSF Science of Learning Center for Visual Language & Visual Learning (VL2), USA Adam Meike, Collaborative Research Centre: Media and Cultural Communication; University of Cologne Germany Iversen Wiebke, Collaborative Research Centre: Media and Cultural Communication; University of Cologne, Germany
	Research	Information Representation in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems for People with Severe Chronic Aphasia - POSTER 16 Miechelle McKelvey, University of Nebraska-Kearney, USA Karen Hux, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA David Beukelman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Aimee Dietz, University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA
	Research	Teacher's Perspectives on Including Children with ASD who require AAC - POSTER 24 Erinn Finke, Pennsylvania State University, USA David McNaughton, Pennsylvania State University, USA Kathryn Drager, Pennsylvania State University, USA
	Research	The Application of the Self-Generation to the learning of Blissymbols by persons with Severe Aphasia - POSTER 18 Priya Rajaram, University of Pretoria - Center for AAC, South Africa Erna Alant, University of Pretoria-Center for AC, South Africa Shakila Dada, University of Pretoria-Center for AAC, South Africa
	Research	The effect of animation in learning of verb symbols for individuals with intellectual impairment - POSTER 3 Kazuko Fujisawa, Mukougaoka Special School, Japan Tomoyoshi Inoue, Doshisha University, Japan Yuko Yamana, Akita University, Japan
	Research	The impact of lectures by people who use AAC on student learning - POSTER 29 Susan Balandin, Molde Univeristy College, Norway Monique Hines, The University of Sydney, Australia
	Research	The influence of sign graphics on the learning of signs - POSTER 4 Joseph Lavanithum ( Neethie), Center for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, South Africa Erna Alant, Center for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, South Africa Juan Bornman, Center for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Research	Translucency Values of Blissymbols as Rated by Typically Developing Setswana Learners - POSTER 6 Juan Bornman, Centre for AAC, UP, South Africa Anlie Du Preez, Centre for AAC, UP, South Africa Erna Alant, Centre for AAC, UP, South Africa
	Research	Utilisation de deux types de symboles chez des enfants francophones de 3 à 6 ans - POSTER 1 Annick Poupart, Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine; Université de Montréal, École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Canada Natacha Trudeau, Centre de recherche de l Hôpital Sainte-Justine; Université de Montréal, École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Canada Ann Sutton, Centre de recherche de l Hôpital Sainte-Justine; Université de Montréal, École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Canada Jill Morford, University of New Mexico, department of linguistics, USA
16:00 - 16:35	Research	Validation of Best Practices Related to AAC Instruction of Students with Severe Disabilities - ORAL Stephen Calculator, University of New Hampshire, USA Tibbany Black, University of New Hampshire, USA
	Showcase Technology	Curriculum and Communication Ideas to meet Standards in your classroom! - TECHNOLOGY Jodi Nygard, Atainment Company, USA
16:00 - 17:10	Clinical and Educational	Cool Communicators Connect - ORAL Lois Turner, CAYA, Canada Kathy Ryan, SET-BC, Canada Ashleigh Dukoff, person who uses AAC, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Enhancing the Narrative Skills of School-Aged Children with AAC Needs - ORAL Gloria Soto, San Francisco State University, USA Patti Solomon-Rice, San Francisco State U/U of CA, Berkeley, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Supported Readings for Children with Complex Communication Needs - ORAL Pati King- DeBaun, Creative Communicating, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Employment and Individuals who use AAC - ORAL David McNaughton, Penn State University, USA Janice Light, Penn State University, USA Marcie McNeil, Penn State University, USA Elizabeth Serpentine, Penn State University, USA Anthony Arnold, Prentke Romich Company, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Breaking the Silence: An Online Magazine for Aspiring Writers - ORAL Pamela Mathy, Arizona State University, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, USA Jane Odem, USA Brooke Brown, USA
	Clinical and Educational	Réflexion sur la vie après un ''Locked-in Syndrome'' - ORAL Nicole Beaudouin, Institut de réadaptation de Montréal, Canada Louise De Serres, Institut de rÈadaptation de Montréal, Canada
	Clinical and Educational	Development of Leadership Quality - ORAL Sayomdeb Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, India Melinda Smith, Australia Tracy M Kovach PhD, CCC-SLP, USA
	Research	Assessing language and early literacy development of children with multiple disabilities - ORAL Hans van Balkom, PonTeM, Netherlands Marieke Peeters, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands Margje van der Schuit, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands Nina Davids, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands Judith Snieders, PonTeM, Netherlands Ludo Verhoeven, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands Jan de Moor, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands Miranda van Turennout, F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Netherlands Holger Mitterer, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands
	Research	Outcomes 2008: A Personnel Framework for AAC and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - ORAL Laura Ball, Univ Nebraska Medical Center, USA David Beukelman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Jennene Geske, Univ Nebraska Medical Center, USA Jordan Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Gary Pattee, Univ Nebraska Medical Center, USA
16:35 - 17:10	Research	A common ground: The ability of children with complex communication needs and physical impairments to share information - ORAL Annika Dahlgren, Sandberg Dept of Psychology, Göteborg University, Sweden Sven Olof Dahlgren, SWEDEN
	Showcase Technology	Learning and Contributing Via the World Wide Web - TECHNOLOGY Lori Geist , Mayer-Johnson, USA Linnea McAfoose, DynaVox Technologies, USA