Virtual meeting held on Zoom, with thanks to the RCSLT

10.00 Welcome and Housekeeping
10:10 Early Emergent Literacy Marion Stanton, Lead Teacher, Candle Ltd.

11.00 RIX WIKIS: Digital Advocacy, a Powerful Online Tool Sam Bergin Goncalves, parent carer of Shane 11.45 Coffee break

12:00 Model as a MASTER PAL: A Framework for Supporting Communication Partners of those who use AAC Tabitha Jones-Wohleber, SLT, contributor on PraacticalAAC.org

1:30 Lunch

2:00 Rett Syndrome: Recognising the Communication Challenges, Needs and Potential Gill Townend, PhD., Research Speech & Language Therapist, Project Lead Rett UK Communication and Education Support Team, and Rett Expertise Centre Netherland

2:45 Creating Opportunities for Core Words Sarah McPoland SLT & Tina Voizey Teacher, CENMAC

3:30 Breakout Rooms: Ideas and discussion on how the AAC SIG can meet and support its members in 2022 

4:00 Wrap up and Finish