AAC & Authentic Participation
with part-time AAC user Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk
11/03/2021
Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk is autistic, a part-time AAC user, and a recent graduate from the interdisciplinary neuroscience program at the University of Rhode Island. In this episode, we talk about why and how part-time AAC use can support authentic participation for many autistic people. We also explore Alyssa’s insights on teaching AAC from their perspective as an engineer, as a researcher, and as an AAC user.
Show Notes
- Check out our CE training, Authentic AAC: Implementing Communication Systems for Autonomy & Connection
- Read Alyssa’s impressive list of research and publications through their Academia.edu page and through their ORCID
- Follow Alyssa’s blog, Yes That Too
- Follow Alyssa on Twitter
- Join the free AAC webinar on November 14, 2021: Moving Beyond Compliance-Based Strategies for AAC: Why and How to Support Autonomous Communication