Learning About Safeguarding Practices with AAC

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Written By Janice Reese


Vicki Haddix, a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Memphis and regional Tennessee Talks project coordinator for the Northwest and Southwest regions, was recently invited to contribute to one of our favorite blogs…PrAACtical AAC.  In a series of articles, she has begun showcasing and sharing communication projects created by her most recent cohort of SLP graduate students and they are amazing!

In this week’s post, she is sharing a project her students completed to educate young AAC users about the topic of sexual abuse toward people with complex communication needs.  She has included web links to related resources and, best of all… the project books are free for download.  Check them out here!

Janice Reese

My name is Janice Reese and I LOVE assistive technology! I worked as an Occupational Therapist for more than 15 years, earned a Master’s degree in Education Technology, and I’m RESNA certified as an Assistive Technology Profession (ATP). I have worked in the school system for many years now and I love using technology to enhance the lives of children with disabilities. Since my first love is teaching, I’ve spent just as much time training wonderful teachers everywhere to use these tools in their classrooms. AT4Kids, llc was founded in 2008 in an effort to provide quality instruction and resources for teachers, therapists, student users and parents who wanted to know more about using AT.

I currently serve as Director of the Center for Assistive Technology, a state-supported program of the Little TN Valley Educational Cooperative. LTVEC is a non-profit agency whose goal is to provide rehabilitation services and accessibility supports for students with special needs in east Tennessee. My AT4Kids blog is designed to be as a one-stop resource for ideas and information for those wanting to learn more about the use of AT with children in the special education setting.

I hope to offer helpful hints, program and product reviews, AT recommendations, links to great new finds on the web, and lists of resources for “all things AT”.

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