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Talking The Talk: Barriers To Culturally Responsive Iconographic Selection On Augmentative Alternative Communication Devices, Aaron Doubet Jan 2023

Talking The Talk: Barriers To Culturally Responsive Iconographic Selection On Augmentative Alternative Communication Devices, Aaron Doubet

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The current study investigated the lived experiences of alternative augmentative communication (AAC) users who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and their caregivers during the AAC assessment and intervention stages of treatment. This study primarily focused on the processes experienced and used to select icons to be used on a client’s AAC device. Secondarily the study investigated the lived experiences of Speech-language pathologists in relation to AAC practice at the assessment and intervention stages. The primary investigation centered on icon selection for use on a client’s AAC device. A dearth of literature focuses on the AAC process in …


Lessons Learned Working With A Traumatic Brain Injury (Tbi) Survivor, William Blake Klenke Jan 2022

Lessons Learned Working With A Traumatic Brain Injury (Tbi) Survivor, William Blake Klenke

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This presentation outlines what a speech-language pathologist does within their scope of practice and follows the progression of a client that was served at the Eardley Clinic for Speech-Language and Hearing. Following the therapeutic approaches taken to remediate language difficulties, this presentation shows the treatment outcomes and the growth in cognitive functions from the beginning to the end of the semester. It also includes lessons learned as a student clinician through this experience and the knowledge gained as a future Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP).