ASHA

November 15th, 2018

Resources Rachel Madel M.A.,CCC-SLP

Email: info@rachelmadel.com
Website: rachelmadel.com
Autism & AAC: Expanding Instagram: @rachelmadelslp

Beyond Requests FB Group: Autism Communication Help

Youtube: Rachel Madel SLP

Websites People
AAC for SLP Facebook group Calum Hartley – Iconicity &
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539830846285663/ Autism

Janice Light/Kathy Drager--Early Intervention + AAC http://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/p

http://aackids.psu.edu/ ortal/en/people/calum-
hartley(f1ccc4f6-f1c5-4961-9ca0-
Talking with Tech Podcast 9a80572ddc31)/publications.html
tech.speechscience.org
Rachael Langley
Blog by Carole Zangari for AAC Basics/Therapy Ideas
www.praacticalaac.org https://www.facebook.com/Racha
elLangleyAAC/
Link to Autism Awareness app discount
http://bit.ly/aacappsalegraphicmarchapril18 Karen Owens – We Speak
Podd
PECS website
www.pecsusa.com https://www.facebook.com/wespe
akpodd/
Makers of Proloquo2Go--- classroom resources and training
http://www.assistiveware.com/ Lauren Enders

https://www.facebook.com/Lauren
The Center for AAC & Autism---training resources
SEndersMaCccSlp/
https://www.aacandautism.com/training

Gail Van Tatenhove

PRC Language Lab
https://aaclanguagelab.com/ http://www.vantatenhove.com/

Buying Keyguards Kate Ahern

http://www.assistiveware.com/support/faq/page/213
http://teachinglearnerswithmultiple
needs.blogspot.com/

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