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AAC From All Sides

A promotional flyer for the AAC From All Sides Panel. It takes on the appearance of an AAC board on a tablet with the event information arranged around pictures typically used for communication. The flyer includes information for the event, a QR code to RSVP (https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6), and the logos for the UM Linguistics Department and Language Matters collective. Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund. Co-organized by the Linguistics Department Neurodiversity and Language Initiative, the Language Matters collective, and undergraduate students in the Language and Accessibility on the Margins seminar. The event will virtually take place on Thursday, April 9th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. A promotional flyer for the AAC From All Sides Panel. It takes on the appearance of an AAC board on a tablet with the event information arranged around pictures typically used for communication. The flyer includes information for the event, a QR code to RSVP (https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6), and the logos for the UM Linguistics Department and Language Matters collective. Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund. Co-organized by the Linguistics Department Neurodiversity and Language Initiative, the Language Matters collective, and undergraduate students in the Language and Accessibility on the Margins seminar. The event will virtually take place on Thursday, April 9th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
A promotional flyer for the AAC From All Sides Panel. It takes on the appearance of an AAC board on a tablet with the event information arranged around pictures typically used for communication. The flyer includes information for the event, a QR code to RSVP (https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6), and the logos for the UM Linguistics Department and Language Matters collective. Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund. Co-organized by the Linguistics Department Neurodiversity and Language Initiative, the Language Matters collective, and undergraduate students in the Language and Accessibility on the Margins seminar. The event will virtually take place on Thursday, April 9th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Join us for a panel discussion featuring those involved with creating, obtaining, and using AAC devices. The panel will contain Speech Language Pathologists, assistive technology specialists, educators, engineers, and resources for obtaining technology. Ask questions, explore possible career paths, and expand your knowledge of communication. Welcome to all!

According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:
Assistive and Alternative Communication devices are used by individuals who cannot rely on their speech. Typically, these individuals with expressive language impairment have disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and others. AAC devices can also be used by those who need temporary assistance, like those recovering from surgery. As the name suggests, these devices are used to add to the individual's existing communication and give them the opportunity to fully realize their communication capabilities.

AAC devices come in many different forms. Some lower tech options include pointing to letters, pointing to pictures, gestures/facial expressions, and picture exchange communication systems. High tech options include using an app on a digital device and using a speech-generating device. One person's AAC may include one or multiple of these options, they are all part of the communication system.

Interested? Come learn more!

Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund, established to support the development of curriculum projects and research related to cognitive process and conditions, and their interaction with language and neurodiversity.

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6

WHEN: April 9th, 2026

WHERE: Online

TIME: 2:30-4:00 PM EST
A promotional flyer for the AAC From All Sides Panel. It takes on the appearance of an AAC board on a tablet with the event information arranged around pictures typically used for communication. The flyer includes information for the event, a QR code to RSVP (https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6), and the logos for the UM Linguistics Department and Language Matters collective. Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund. Co-organized by the Linguistics Department Neurodiversity and Language Initiative, the Language Matters collective, and undergraduate students in the Language and Accessibility on the Margins seminar. The event will virtually take place on Thursday, April 9th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. A promotional flyer for the AAC From All Sides Panel. It takes on the appearance of an AAC board on a tablet with the event information arranged around pictures typically used for communication. The flyer includes information for the event, a QR code to RSVP (https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6), and the logos for the UM Linguistics Department and Language Matters collective. Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund. Co-organized by the Linguistics Department Neurodiversity and Language Initiative, the Language Matters collective, and undergraduate students in the Language and Accessibility on the Margins seminar. The event will virtually take place on Thursday, April 9th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
A promotional flyer for the AAC From All Sides Panel. It takes on the appearance of an AAC board on a tablet with the event information arranged around pictures typically used for communication. The flyer includes information for the event, a QR code to RSVP (https://forms.gle/6HUGV6Ar8ywvTAok6), and the logos for the UM Linguistics Department and Language Matters collective. Generously made possible by the Larry Motola Linguistics Fund. Co-organized by the Linguistics Department Neurodiversity and Language Initiative, the Language Matters collective, and undergraduate students in the Language and Accessibility on the Margins seminar. The event will virtually take place on Thursday, April 9th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

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