Extreme Make-Over: The AAC Edition (2009)

This collection of webcasts, presented by Gail van Tatenhove, contains information and strategies to help teams make-over their students’ AAC systems for effective integration in the school setting.

These webcasts are based on a workshop presented at the Schou Education Centre in Burnaby on November 18th, 2009.  Gail Van Tatenhove graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in Communicative Disorders in 1977. Her professional experiences include clinical work in a self-contained special education center for children, birth to 21, and as an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) specialist on a state-wide evaluation team. Currently, Ms. Van Tatenhove is in private practice specializing in AAC with children and adults and works as a clinical consultant with Semantic Compaction Systems in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

To learn more about Gail, visit her website at www.vantatenhove.com/.

• Extreme Make-Over: The AAC Edition – Introduction    (17 min 24 sec)
• Extreme Make-Over: The AAC Edition – Part 1: Material Factors  (24 min 24 sec)
• Extreme Make-Over: The AAC Edition – Part 2: Human Factors   (18 min 5 sec)