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Dana Nieder: Presuming Potential for High-Tech AAC

By XceptionalLeaders | Podcasts, Talking With Tech | Comments are Closed | 6 November, 2018 | 0

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This week, TWT interviews Dana Nieder about her journey as an advocate, writer, AAC specialist, speech-language pathologist, and AAC mom!

Before the interview, Rachel and Chris discuss their own experiences sharing resources on blogs and social media. Chris provides tips and tricks on writing and blogging (e.g., “it doesn’t always have to be long”), and Rachel discusses how she uses what she is passionate about to decide on what to create next, and how working to create and share resources has saved her from even more work repeating the same message to everyone.

Next, Chris interviews Dana Nieder about her journey as an SLP and parent of a child who uses AAC! Dana shares about how she always presumed her daughter’s potential, why she shared about her experiences on blogs and social media, and what her many experiences have taught her about AAC! Dana shares many helpful insights, including:

  1. How to deal with members of the circle of support who believe that an AAC user must “prove” they can use a high-tech device before one is provided to them;
  2. Why parents can be such valuable resources and why they are such a key part of any successful intervention;
  3. Why everyone in the circle of support needs to believe that an AAC intervention will be successful;
  4. Why we must presume that people with complex communication needs have the potential to succeed;
  5. How to “invest” in an AAC user’s circle of support, and why their buy-in and motivation is critical to success;
  6. Why we need to change how we support AAC depending upon both the role of the person and his or her comfort level with AAC;
  7. Why we should share AAC modeling videos with people who are unfamiliar with modeling on an AAC device;
  8. Why watching a video of a successful adult AAC user can be so motivating to the circle of support; and much more!

Links:

Uncommon Sense Blog: http://niederfamily.blogspot.com

Uncommon Sense Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/Uncommon-Sense-Blog-123130417730793/

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Credits:

Hosts: Rachel Madel, Chris Bugaj, and Lucas Steuber

Producer: Luke Padgett

Audio Editing: Michaela Ball

Music: “Ebb and Flow” by Fabian Measures

AAC, assistive technology, chris bugaj, dana nieder, lucas steuber, rachel madel

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