Date Created: 7/5/2016
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Kelly is a self-employed consultant and trainer in assistive & educational technology. She started out her working career as a teaching assistant, and has worked as a special education teacher, instructional media specialist, and as a assistive technology consultant at the school, state and university program levels. She works as a consultant to programs, schools & families in implementing assistive technologies for communication and literacy. Kelly also presents nationally, teaches university and online courses and also works with a variety of assistive technology companies in the industry. She has her BS in Special Education from Millersville University in Pennsylvania & her MS in Educational Technology with an emphasis in Rehabilitation/Special Education Technology from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She has pursued continuing education & research in Urban Education & Adult Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and is a PODD Certified presenter. You can find her at www.kellyfonner.com In addition to her professional affiliation with people with complex communication needs, Kelly has people in her personal life that use and have used assistive technologies and this has molded and shaped her career and presentations over time. She firmly believes that information about this field is at its greatest value when represented from all perspectives and this has brought her whole-heartedly to the Communication Matrix Community of Practice.
Summer Camps can provide a Learning Experience
My first "job" in the field of disabilities was as a volunteer counselor at an Easter Seals day camp. A girlfriend's mother worked for the organization and with people with disabilities in our family,...
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I've worked this camp for 14 years. It's not only a regular consulting gig that I plan my summer around, I seek it for revitalization.
Follow this link to the videos from Building Bridges Camp. This is an AAC specific camp associated with the Bridge School in the San Francisco, California area. Your child does not need to be attendin...
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Videos can tell the story of a camper and adults day so much more than words.
There are a variety of options in Summer Camps for Children & Youth with CCN (Complex Communication Needs). Some camps focus on the communication experience, some on the basic summer camp experience, ...
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Over 35 AAC Camping experiences. Have you found something here for your child? or tell us about your dream camp opportunity.
There is an AAC Camp board on Pinterest. It's interesting how much that you find out when you start searching for a Collection and Pinterest is one of my "go to" search sites now adays. Of course, yo...
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An sleep-away camp with 30 years of experience serving campers, their siblings, and professionals.
Talking With Technology (TWT) Camp is a weeklong program developed by Children's Hospital Colorado for young people ages 6 to 21 who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Child...
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This camp focuses on the Family and AAC experience.
Camp Chatterbox, sponsored by Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, NJ, is a weeklong overnight camp for children and young adults, ages 5-22, who use technology such as iPads with AAC Apps...
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I like the motto of this camp - "...strives to be a camp where AAC is how we learn and not what we learn...
Camp ImpAACt is an extension of the Ellis School. It strives to be a camp where AAC is how we learn and not what we learn. All campers are paired with a trained one-on-one camp counselor for the week....
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Summer camps are powerful communication & social experiences
PLAN NOW! ICAN™ Talk AAC Summer Camp 2018 Backpacking through the Burgh ICAN™ Talk Clinic is offering 4 mini-camps this summer for campers as an intensive language and literacy exp...
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Attending camp with your parents, brother & sisters is a great family building option
Variety's Chatter Matters Camp is an overnight camp for children with physical disabilities who also use a speech generating devices, as well as for their parents and siblings. Chatter Matters is li...
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Preparing for the Future is the "work" & Real Life Outcome of Sending Your Child to an AAC Camp
ACES stands for Augmentative Communication & Empowerment Supports. It's a program for young adults who use AAC. And gives them an opportunity to be on a city university campus while refining/developin...
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Theater Camp for Users of AAC is a Unique Experience
At Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, there is a very unique experience called Poss-Abilities Theatre Camp. For 2018, Poss-Abilities Theatre Camp will be held October 12-14, 2018. Brochure is...
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Camp Supports from Sandbox Learning
Sandbox Learning is a Website for developing Social Stories in a book format. These stories help in guiding children with a variety of anxiety issues, whether they are on the Autism Spectrum, have soc...
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2 Opportunities for AAC Camp in July in Utah
Planning for a FREE AAC Camp in Provo, Utah.... Campers must be between 8 and 21 years old and have an adult who can stay with them from 1-3pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 10-12th and July 17...
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A Focus on Language & Literacy at Camp ALEC
Camp dates August 11-17, 2019 Camp ALEC is hosted by Indian Trails Camp in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Camp ALEC is designed so that Children, aged 7-21, who never thought they could go to a typical cam...
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2019 AAC related Summer Camps offer connections to Your AAC Tribe
https://praacticalaac.org/praactical/praactical-resources-aac-focused-summer-camps/ At this link you will find several of the camps highlighted in this Collection as well as a few new ones. The PrAA...
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The only way I know that he wants something is because he fusses or whines when he's unhappy or uncomfortable, and he smiles, makes noises or calms down when he's happy and comfortable. Does this statement describe your child?
She doesn't come to me to let me know what she wants, but it's easy for me to figure out, because she tries to do things for herself. She knows what she wants, and her behavior shows me what she wants. If she runs out of something to eat, she will just try to get more, rather than trying to get me to give her more.
Does this statement describe your child?
He knows how to get me to do something for him. He uses some of the kinds of behaviors below to communicate:
Does this statement describe your child?
Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
– Does this independently most of the time when the opportunity arises
– Does this in a number of di erent contexts, and with di erent people
– Does this inconsistently
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Only does this when prompted or encouraged to do so. Only does this in one or two contexts or with one person.
Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
