Northeast AAC Summit: New York City

Make plans to be part of the 5^th Northeast AAC Summit: New York City! Gather with other AAC professionals like you in October for collaboration, community, and capacity strengthening as you work toward building independent communicators!

“The summit allows space for clinicians to build each other up and share what’s working and what they need help with,” said local PRC-Saltillo Consultant for New York Catherine Brumback, M.A., CCC-SLP. “It encourages teamwork and curiosity at the local level.” Teachers, speech-language pathologists (SLPs), occupational therapists (OTs), and anyone who is curious about AAC are encouraged to attend.

Northeast AAC Summit Details

• Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
• Location: The News Building, Midtown Manhattan
• Host: YAI: Seeing Beyond Disability, a nonprofit organization serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Organizers: PRC-Saltillo’s Northeast Regional Team
• Theme: Building independent communicators
• Cost: $139 per person – Register today!

What You Can Expect

• A safe, relaxed space for sharing stories and learning skills and strategies
• Time with those who are passionate about AAC and experiencing that passion multiply
• New ideas to support your clients’ literacy goals, independent expression, and self-advocacy
• Conversations around what is possible in AAC and how best to support individuals with AAC
• Hands-on time with devices to help build skills and practice features and functions relevant to your AAC users
• SO many lightbulb moments!

Fall 2024 Summit Speakers/Sessions

“Those who use AAC are most successful when the people around them are hopeful, positive, and skilled,” David Kay, M.Ed., OTR, local PRC-Saltillo Consultant in New York. “The Summit endeavors to bring those who support AAC users together in a spirit of community and sharing, as well as skill building in the field of AAC.”

Learn from SLPs presenting literacy interventions and strategies for increasing vocabulary for body awareness and autonomy. Hear directly from individuals who use AAC. Discover tips and tricks from clinicians and teachers ready to share their AAC creativity with you. Check back for additional information regarding this fall’s speakers and sessions.

Five Reasons to Register Early for the Northeast AAC Summit

1. The Northeast Team celebrates every registration!
2. Gives you time to invite a friend or two to join you at the Summit!
3. Planning for space and personal needs helps us ensure you have the best day possible!
4. Event location security doesn’t permit day-of registrations.
5. The more notice we have of how many cookies to bring, the better!

Capacity for our space at the News Building will likely happen. Register early to ensure you’re able to attend! The News Building also has security regulations that don’t allow day-of registration. Registration closes a few days before the event or when space sells out. Don’t delay—register today!

What Previous Summit Attendees Had to Say

• “The ability to discuss and troubleshoot with likeminded SLPs. The opportunity to network and meet other SLPs was invaluable.”
• “This is the best professional development I have attended in a long time.”
• “I really enjoyed this. This is the best in-person training that I’ve ever attended. Please come back!”

Northeast Regional Team (left to right): David Kay, M.Ed., OTR, Emily Benza, M.S., CCC-SLP, Carly Feiner, M.S., CCC-SLP, Catherine Brumback, M.A., CCC-SLP, Gina Sparrow, M.A., CCC-SLP, Jennifer Edge-Savage, M.S., EdS, OTR/L

About the Northeast AAC Summit

PRC-Saltillo’s Northeast regional consultants organize the biannual Northeast AAC Summit with town hall meeting and learning sessions to support AAC capacity building along with the genuine joy in collaboration. This one-day gathering grew out of a desire to stay connected to the professional AAC community during the coronavirus pandemic. “The event gives everyone a chance to be heard about their experiences and grow in a nonjudgmental environment of mentors and mentees,” said local PRC-Saltillo Consultant for Connecticut Carly Feiner, M.S., CCC-SLP. The location rotates throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Read about our Spring 2024 event in Portland.

Each summit gets better and builds on the next – New York City will be spectacular! Anticipate a full day of learning, sharing, and connecting on a variety of topics that have lifespan impact. If you’re involved in fostering independence with AAC, we hope you will join us!