October is Augmentative & Alternative Awareness Month

October is Augmentative & Alternative Awareness (AAC) Month and we’d like to acknowledge the hard work of GPAEA’s Assistive Technology Specialist and Team, Speech-Language Pathologists, SLPAs, and Early ACCESS teams who do so much to help make sure that kids have a way to access communication!

International AAC Awareness Month is celebrated around the world each October. The goal is to raise awareness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the many different ways in which people communicate using communication devices.

International AAC Awareness Month was established by ISAAC’s LEAD Project Committee in October 2007. Thirteen countries participated in the first Awareness Month, and events have been increasing in number and scope ever since.

Again, thank you for the work that you do!

Assistive Technology

Megan Farrell, Assistive Technology Specialist

Early ACCESS

Erin Bergman, Early ACCESS Designated Service Coord.

Linda Boshart, Early ACCESS Regional Liaison

Katie Edwards, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Denise Evans, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Nicole Fraker, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Angie Green, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Nicole Helm, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Jaime Hutcheson, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Kim Johnson, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Jennifer Keith, Early ACCESS Designated Service Coord.

Leesha McGee, Early ACCESS Designated Service Coord.

June Morgan, Spec Ed Consultant, Early Childhood/Early ACCESS Designated Service Coord.

Lauren Moyers, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Carmela Murphy, Early ACCESS Designated Service Coord.

Lynn Sheagren, Early ACCESS Designated Service Coord.

Kristin Stuekerjuergen, Early ACCESS Home Interventionist

Speech-Language Assistants:

Kaitlin Allen

Jill Baker

Kathleen Bullard

Kelley Gray

Tammy Greiner

Mikayla Hance

Karen Hartl

Kent Strabala

Barb Winans

Speech-Language Pathologists:

Kelly Asperheim

Christine Bergan

Emily Borrison

Kailey Buckstead

Libby Burdette

Stephanie Chalupa

Sarah Chaney

Hannah Childers

Deena Clark

Erin Conrad

Abby Denning

Sydney Dick

Morgan Dickey

Sandra Durand

Lora Eddleman

Alexic Ensminger

Erika Freeman

Marilyn Goertel-Breen

Teresa Halstead

Jennifer Hammel

Tiffany Hansen

Alycia Helling

Katie Hoftender

Emily Hollingsworth

Alycia Hopp

Diane John

Allison Kraus

Abby Lynn

Angie Maher

Dana McIntire

Ann Millikin

Renee Moravec

Jennifer Norgaila

Megan Reeves

Lindsey Rump

Melissa Sadler

Ferra Schinstock

Chelsea Shaw

Katy Smith

Kristin Sparbel

Jaime Vandehaar

Susan Wetrich