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Part-Time AAC Use with Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk

Podcast: Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive
Published: Jul 17, 2024
Duration seconds: 2960
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Summary

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.