2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
AAC for DHH Children with Complex Communication Needs
This presentation will provide a brief definition and description range of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Complex Communication Needs (CCN) and its impact on learners who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) with coexisting conditions and/or disabilities will be discussed. The efficacy of utilizing AAC to benefit learners with CCN will be analyzed. Strategies for early intervention professionals will be provided to aid in communication development in learners who are DHH with CCN.
- Define/Describe range of AAC
- Identify how AAC may benefit learners with Complex Communication Needs (CCN)
- Describe strategies early intervention professionals can use to support communication development of learners who are DHH with CCN through the use of AAC
Poster:
3353554_15104JessicaGriffith.pdf
Presenter: Jessica Griffith
Jessica Griffith, B.S. is a Speech-Language Pathology graduate student at Fontbonne University, where she has received OSEP-funding to specialize in the provision of family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf and/or hard of hearing and their families. Griffith is interested in adaptive and communicative development and seeks to serve the pediatric population upon graduation.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.