AGOSCI 2025

8:50 am - 9:00 am - 15 March 2025

Welcome

Session - Plenary - Hall C

8:50 am

AGOSCI - Welcome Darryl Sellwood, AGOSCI Chairperson

Darryl Sellwood

9:00 am - 10:00 am - 15 March 2025

Keynote Address

Session - Plenary - Hall C

9:00 am

Multi-modal interaction for communication and language development.

Gayle Porter

10:00 am - 10:30 am - 15 March 2025

Morning Tea

Session - Break - Foyer E - Exhibition

10:30 am - 12:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Challenging AAC Practice

Session - Innovate - Gilbert Suite

10:30 am

Are we approaching AAC modelling all wrong? Lessons from early language development and motherese

Erin Sheldon , David Niemeijer

10:30 am - 12:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Include & Innovate

Session - Include, Innovate - Room E2

10:30 am

Enablers and Barriers in AAC use when working with Adults with Acquired Brain Injury

Chantelle Hutchinson

11:10 am

Feature Matching Considerations for AAC in Adult Neuro Rehabilitation

Emily Churchill

11:30 am

Leading their way: AAC and MND

Leanne Shane

11:50 am

Opinions and perspectives of AAC users in a Victorian community setting: an inclusive qualitative study

Grace Scheiner, Cailey Waterman

12:10 pm

Redefining mentoring in unique communication scenarios

Kate Munro, Janelle Sampson, Margie Charlesworth, Erin Morley

10:30 am - 12:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Include & Interact

Session - Include, Interact - Hall C

10:30 am

Parents’ lived experience of their role in mediating community environments to facilitate the participation of their child with Complex Communication Needs

Caitlin Slaney

10:50 am

Dear Speechies...Lessons from Parents' Lived Experiences

Kylie Barsby, Amanda Lott

11:30 am

Journey to Robust Communication for Children with Complex Support Needs: A Collaborative Approach

Jessica Preston, Samantha Hodge

11:50 am

Walking Together on the Road to Communication Autonomy

Hannah Gutke, Claire Andersen

12:10 pm

The importance of movable goal posts and how to navigate timelines set by others when supporting your loved one who uses AAC – presentation for parents and other informal supports

Madeline Lamb, Toni Green

10:30 am - 12:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Innovate, Interact & Include

Session - Include, Innovate, Interact - Room E3

10:30 am

Best Care for People with Communication Disabilities: Communication Accessible Emergency Health

Katie Lyon

11:10 am

The Training Experiences and Knowledge of Australian Supporting Workers in Assisting People with Communication Support Needs

Clancy Conlon

11:30 am

Moving from “engineering the environment for communication” towards building capable environments

Laura Jones, Debbie Lobb

11:50 am

Preparation and Competency of Speech Pathologists to Practice in Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Stephanie Weir, Sally Clendon

12:10 pm

Starting with Partnership: designing a Master of Speech Pathology with people with a disability, carers and communities

Meredith Allan, Jemma Skeat, Jo Watson

10:30 am - 12:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Innovate, Interact & Include

Session - Include, Innovate, Interact - Room E1

10:30 am

Expanding Access: Alternative Methods for Using Voiceitt Speech Recognition Technology

Jessica Dickson, Tanith Brien

10:50 am

Innovative AAC options for phones, digital media and gaming platforms

Charlene Cullen

11:10 am

Alternative Access Methods for iOS in AAC

Stephen Williams, Morgan Threlfall

11:30 am

Enhancing AAC Outcomes: An Informed App and Page Set Selection Framework

Claire Della Torre

11:50 am

Switching and getting unstuck – The Switching Access Measure (SAM) Journey

Louise Ganser

12:10 pm

Beyond Batteries: Unleashing the Power of Low-Tech AAC for Liberator Language Systems

Stephen Williams, Lilla O'Keeffe

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Lunch

Session - Break - Foyer E - Exhibition

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Challenging AAC Practice & Engaging AAC

Session - Innovate, Interact - Gilbert Suite

1:30 pm

Busting Myths: Regulation and AAC

Jordyn Zimmerman

2:30 pm

AAC FUN should be done! AAC activities to engage ALL learners!

Amanda Hartmann, Shannon Braithwaite

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Include & Innovate

Session - Include, Innovate - Hall C

1:30 pm

Including Everyone – Adopting a Universal Language System in Inclusive Schools

Kathy Look Howery

2:50 pm

Developing Print Concepts: Supporting Autistic Literacy Learners to Move to Conventional Literacy Instruction

Jane Farrall

3:10 pm

Adapting Early Literacy Assessment Tasks

Sally Clendon

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Include, Interact & Innovate

Session - Include, Innovate, Interact - Room E1

1:30 pm

‘I’ve never done anything like this before’: Integrating reflective practice, research, community and clinical service delivery to build the evidence base in culturally responsive AAC with First Nations families

Rebecca Amery, Laura Ferrie

1:50 pm

Empowering Communication: Innovating AAC Access in Ghana through Training, Mentoring, and Device Donation

Amy Litton

2:10 pm

How therapy group programs can be a stepping stone to community engagement and participation

Melissa Riepsamen, Melinda Smith

2:30 pm

“There’s still really a long way to go”: Mainstream teachers’ perspectives on culturally and linguistically inclusive communication in school settings.

Trini Lam

2:50 pm

The Friendships and Social Relationships of Students with Complex Communication Needs In and Outside of Special School Settings

Hui Jun Ho

3:10 pm

Empowering Connection: Resources to Boost Inclusive Interactions for Students with Complex Communication Needs

Kathleen Johnston, Madeleine Lock

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Innovate & Include

Session - Include, Innovate - Room E2

1:30 pm

Parent and Therapist Partnerships in AAC: Sustaining Success as Children Become Teenagers

Gemma Holleran, Laura Greene

1:50 pm

Empowering Parents: Strategies for Speech Pathologists in AAC Trials and Interventions

Emily Churchill, Jo Beech

2:10 pm

What is family centred practice really?

Jenna O'Brien, Kylie Barsby

2:30 pm

Speech Pathologists working in schools, what is the 'right' model?

April Beaton

2:50 pm

“AAC is hot sh*t!”. Facilitating a positive narrative around AAC for speech language pathologists

Clancy Conlon

3:10 pm

Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice – Exploring the Knowledge and Perspectives of Australian Speech Pathologists

Stephanie Weir

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Interact & Include

Session - Include, Interact - Room E3

1:30 pm

Understanding Communication About Sexuality for Adolescent AAC Users with Cerebral Palsy

Megan Walsh, Penelope Manning

1:50 pm

Insights from the co-design of a website about sexuality for people with Communication Access Needs

Jaquie Mills, Lud Allen, Eli Dickenson

2:30 pm

Navigating Sexuality Support for Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy who use AAC: Perspectives, Challenges, and Key Themes

Megan Walsh, Penelope Manning, Chris Pacheco

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - 15 March 2025

Afternoon Tea

Session - Break - Foyer E - Exhibition

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - 15 March 2025

Closing Ceremony

Session - Plenary - Hall C

4:00 pm

Program

Sponsorship & Exhibition

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