Ivymount Summer Institute 2026 - Transdisciplinary Alternative and Augmentative (AAC) Assessment

Ivymount Outreach

Transdisciplinary Alternative and Augmentative (AAC) Assessment

When: Wednesday, July 22nd from 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Location: Virtual

Cost: $10

Registration: RSVP here.

This session introduces a practical, team-based AAC assessment protocol that combines feature matching with a structured preference assessment to guide thoughtful, evidence-aligned decisions.

Participants will:

• Identify and apply key steps in a transdisciplinary feature matching process
• Articulate the defined roles, responsibilities, and shared resources within the assessment protocol to enhance interdisciplinary communication, streamline decision-making, and improve documentation practices
• Describe and implement procedures for assessing learner preference across
• AAC modalities or speech-generating devices, reference supporting research for this measure, and incorporate caregiver social validity data to inform and finalize modality selection

1 BCBA CEU, 1 Maryland SLP CEU provided.