Conference Schedule

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Time	Activity	Presenter(s)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Registration and Sign-in
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Welcome	Dr. Vicki Casella
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Recognition of Honoree	Dr. Vicki Casella
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM	Plenary 1: Assessing implementation of the C-BiLLT: A language comprehension test for children with complex communication needs	Dr. Johanna Geytenbeek
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM	Break
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM	Plenary 2: Assessing Comprehension of Children with Complex Communication Needs: How We Use C-BiLLT & What We Have Learned	Elisa Kingsbury Rebecca Matthews Amanda Eiser Hess
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM	Lunch
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM	Plenary 3: Focus on the brain for developmental gain: How gene surgery for AADC deficiency, deep brain stimulation for dystonia and self-directed mobility in children with complex communication and physical needs can affect motor development, communication and participation	Christine Wright-Ott
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM	Plenary 4: Laying a Foundation for Family Centered and Evidenced Based AAC Interventions for Individuals with Cortical Visual Impairment and Complex Communication Needs	Tara McCarty Lynn Elko
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM	Reception

Friday, April 28, 2023

Time	Activity	Presenter(s)
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Registration and Sign-in
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Welcome	Dr. Vicki Casella
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Plenary 5: AAC technologies and interventions to support literacy learning for individuals with complex communication needs	Dr. Janice Light
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM	Plenary 6: Emotional Competencies in People Who Use AAC	Dr. Gabriela Rangel-Rodríguez
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM	Plenary 7: Practice to Research ↔ Research to Practice	Dr. Sarah Blackstone
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM	Plenary 8: I have a Story about that: Social Stories that enhance Self-Determination and Language for Children with CCN and CVI	Rebecca Matthews
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM	Q&A	Panel of Presenters
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM	Summation	Dr. Vicki Casella