So We Got an SGD! Now What?! Melissa Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP Speech-Language Pathologist Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Definitions SGD=Speech Generating Device Dedicated Device=one purchased by insurance through a vendor that is locked into communication app/software for use only for face-to-face communication

Resources Vendors/ Outside Tx Device specific Social Media School specific General Advice Tech Support

Getting Started Subscribe to the newsletter for the device or app you are using There are often free or inexpensive workshops listed in there Articles Lesson Plans

Use Vendors/ Outpatient Therapy Vendors will help with initial set up and training Some can install mounts when applicable Can point you to specific resources Outpatient therapy can provide 1:1 training and focus on training for longer periods of time

Use Technical Support Liberally! Tech Support all dedicated devices are excellent at troubleshooting and even walking the “non-technically inclined” through correcting issues Do research on communication apps re: the availability of tech support before purchasing

Social Media My preferred: –Twitter –Facebook –Pinterest –YouTube Search by topic or author

Follow specific company or app Follow specific bloggers –Geek SLP –Carole Zangari –Lauren S. Enders –Vicki Haddix –Jeremy Legaspi –Chris Bugaj –Kate Ahern –Megan Sutton

The iMums Communication Matters The Speech Knob SLPeeps PrAACtical AAC AAC through Motivate, Model, Move Out of the Way AAC-Alternative Awesome Communicators AAC for the SLP Consonantly Speaking

General Resources

AAC Institute Free and inexpensive CE modules Variety of AAC Resources

USAAC/ISAAC online.org/english/home/ online.org/english/home/ Good general resource Good resource on emergency preparedness Every other year-conference in North America

Closing the Gap Annual Conference (Minnesota) Webinars-inexpensive CEUS –Many school specific Covers general AT in addition to AAC

Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) ?pageid=1http:// ?pageid=1 2 annual conferences (Chicago and Orlando) Inexpensive webinars AT/AAC focus

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Association of North America (RESNA) Offers certification (ATP-Assistive Technology Professional) Professional Development Annual Conference AT focus Cognitive Technologies

speechpathology.com ceus/aac-technology/ ceus/aac-technology/ Unlimited CEUs for $99/year 44 AAC courses at last count

Device/App Specific Resources

Prentke Romich, LAMP, Words for Life

Live and On Demand classes on the website Live workshops Live Chat

AAC Language Lab Free and subscription based resources for parents, educators and SLPs Lesson Plans Activities $84/year

The Center for AAC & Autism The source for everything LAMP (Language Acquisition through Motor Planning) Several upcoming workshops in Michigan

Minspeak.com Information for users, families and educators Pixon Project-classroom materials Pittsburgh AAC Language Seminar Series CLanguageSeminarSeries.phphttp:// CLanguageSeminarSeries.php

Tobii DynaVox

SLPs can get copies of Compass (iPad or Windows) and Communicator (Windows) to work on pages without taking away a student’s device Accessible Literacy Learning (All)- Windows or iTunes Pageset Central Educational and/or communication pages made by others and shared

Make a MyTobiiDynaVox Account: oginhttps:// ogin –Allows editing of your students pages as well as access to resources technology/north-america/training/ technology/north-america/training/

Saltillo/TouchChat chathttps://touchchatapp.com/support/touch chat –Webinars and Tutorials –Facebook user groups

Proloquo2Go Live trainings Online support Public and private Facebook groups Forum

School-Specific Resources

News2You u/ u/ Can receive by app or through TouchChat/NOVA Chat Focused on current events 5 different versions dependent upon needs

Unique Learning System Online, standards-based set of interactive tools specifically designed for students with special needs to access the general curriculum 6 grade bands Differentiated materials

The Inclusive Class Practical AAC Technology in (SPL) Education

American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) SIG 1, Language Learning and EducationLanguage Learning and Education SIG12, Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationAugmentative and Alternative Communication SIG 16, School-Based IssuesSchool-Based Issues consult/aac_resources/ consult/aac_resources/