Grant Blasko Grant Blasko is a young adult nonspeaking autistic student and part of the Summit’s Organizing Committee. He is a University of Washington DO-IT Scholar, an active member of TASH’s National Communication Access Workgroup,… Systemic social isolation of AAC users (Blasko, 2024)
Holyfield and colleagues present current research, and identify needed technical development, for supporting individuals who need AAC in learning language and literacy
Bob Williams describes barriers to literacy for people who need and use AAC.
Drs. Janice Light and David McNaughton describe effective evidence-based practices to maximize the literacy skills of individuals who require AAC (webcast)
This module provides an introduction to literacy instruction for learners with complex communication needs, and describes the impact of literacy instruction for Anna, a young girl with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD).
Janice Light describes evidence-based literacy intervention for three individuals with autism.