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Part-Time AAC Use with Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk

Part-Time AAC Use with Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk

Update: 2024-07-17

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In this episode, we talk about why and how part-time AAC use can support authentic participation for many autistic people. We also explore Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk’s insights on teaching AAC from their perspective as an engineer, as a researcher, and as an AAC user.

Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk is an Autistic part-time AAC user, using a variety of text-based tools. They are the AAC research team lead at AssistiveWare. Their doctoral dissertation was on brain computer interfaces for people with ALS.

View show notes and transcript at learnplaythrive.com/podcast

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Part-Time AAC Use with Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk

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