Programme
For information on concurrent session content and presenters go to Day 1 and Day 2 details pages
DAY 1 MONDAY AUGUST 29
Session themes █ Access █ AAC █ Learning Difficulties
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| 07.30 – 08.30 | Registration
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| 08.45 – 09.15 | Introduction & performance
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| 09.15 – 09.30 | Welcome to Country
Marie Taylor, Noongar Elder |
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| 09.30 – 09.45 | Opening address
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| 09.45 – 10.45 | Keynote address: Assistive Technology Doesn’t Just Happen
John & Ann Crick |
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| 10.45 – 11.15 | Morning tea | |||
| 11.15 – 11.45 | Reading Difficulties: Research and Treatment
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Genevieve McArthur |
Visual Scene Displays – Why What and How
█ █ Jane Farrall |
Help!!! What are all these gadgets for? Technology for the physically challenged in the classroom
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Maria White Sue Ash |
Integrating AT in the 21st Century Classroom Curriculum
█ █ Steven Payne |
| 11.45 -12.15 | Motor Mouth Camp
█ █ Kelly Moore |
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| 12.15 – 13.00 | Getting started with early literacy using Clicker
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John & Ann Crick |
Boardmaker Studio for literacy support
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Jane Farrall |
AAC and Bilingualism
█ Joelle Zdravic
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AT to Access Independent Cooking Eating and Drinking
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Jenny Bishop |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch | |||
| 13.45 – 14.15 | Animated Learning
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Chris Abbott |
Mentoring and Assistive Technology: A Model for Implementation in Schools
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Greg O’Connor |
Let’s Talk it Up: Using Assistive Technology to Augment Communication
█ █ Diane Kounis Sheryl Hunter |
The DAISY Cookbook: How to Make Your Own Accessible Digital Talking Books
█ █ David Vosnacos |
| 14.15 – 14.45 | Contemporary Technologies in the Classroom: Supporting the Needs of Students with Disabilities
█ Scott Hollier |
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| 14.45 – 15.00 | Afternoon tea | |||
| 15.00 – 15.45 | Writing success anytime, anywhere with WriteOnline
█ █ John & Ann Crick |
Ebooks: Providing Text in Accessible Formats
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Jane Farrall Sally Hunter |
Assistive Technologies to Support students with Dysgraphia
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Gemma Boyle |
Switch Skill Development: Interactive Workshop
█ Centre for Inclusive Schooling Assistive Technology Service |
| 15.45 –16.30 | Trade Display open | |||
DAY 2 TUESDAY AUGUST 30
Session themes █ Access █ AAC █ Learning Difficulties
| Time | Sessions & presenters | |||
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Registration
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| 08.45 – 09.00 | Introduction
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| 09.00 – 10.00 | Keynote address: Understanding Assistive Technology Use
Dr Chris Abbott |
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| 10.00 – 10.30 | Morning tea | |||
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Apps for those who struggle with literacy
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Greg O”Connor |
Teaching a Student with Vision Impairment: A Team Approach
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Yvonne White Caroline Sullivan Julie Miles Nicole Abbott |
Getting published
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Dr Chris Abbott |
10 Tips for Best Practice
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Kelly Moore |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | The Positive AACtion Kit
█ Sharon Ryder
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| 11.30 – 12.30 | Clicker, Clicker Paint and ClozePro in the primary classroom
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John & Ann Crick |
Assistive Technology and Managing Behaviour – do they go together?
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Greg O’Connor |
Netbook, Ipad or Android Tablet Computers: Which one is right for your student?
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Jessica Rigden Evana Jacobson |
Language Competence: Don’t Settle for a Piece of the Pie
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Jane Farrall |
| 12.30 – 13.15 | Lunch | |||
| 13.15 – 13.45 | Making learning accessible with Clicker, WriteOnline and ClozePro
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John & Ann Crick |
Social Networking for AAC users – using Facebook, Twitter and Skype
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Barbara Landsberg Jane Farrall |
Eye Gaze Technology
█ █ Kelly Moore Jessica Rigden |
New technologies and Specific Learning Disabilities: Friend or foe?
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Kelly Fullarton |
| 13.45 – 14.15 | iCommunication – AAC on iTech Devices
█ Kelly Moore |
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| 14.15 – 14.30 | Afternoon tea | |||
| 14.30 – 15.30 | Language for Life: Addressing children’s ‘real-life’ communication challenges
█ Yvette Theodorsen |
Free and Open Source Software
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David Vosnacos Hillary Epton |
Removing Barriers – Assistive Technology Tools to Support Reading and Writing for Students with Learning Disabilities and Difficulties
█ Greg O’Connor |
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| 15.30 – 16.00 | Closing session
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