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 her perspective as an engineer, as a researcher, and as an AAC user.
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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 her Academia.edu page and through her 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