ISAAC has, over the course of the past number of years, developed a significant capacity to host informative and well-attended webinars. This has been done in close collaboration with our friends and partners at both ISAAC-US (USSAAC), AAIDD and, more recently, ISAAC-Canada.
Webinars
ISAAC hosts many informative and well-attended webinars each year.
Registration for live webinars is open to everyone.
All webinars, unless otherwise indicated, are recorded and will be made available for later viewing. Most are archived for members only. You can see the members only archive here.
Become a member of ISAAC to watch all of ISAAC’s webinars!
Upcoming webinars
Supporting the Use of AAC Systems: Insights from
AAC Service Providers in Canada
November 25, 2025
7:00 pm EST
Presented by Steph Lackey
About the presenter:
Steph Lackey is a Ph.D. Candidate in Rehabilitation Science at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services in Canada, particularly the perspectives of AAC service providers on current service delivery practices and the factors that influence use of AAC systems. Steph is an occupational therapist based in Kingston, Ontario, with over 10 years of experience. She has worked in a range of settings serving diverse client populations, including individuals impacted by neurodiversity, developmental disabilities, and serious mental illness. Her experience as an OT inspired her to learn more about AAC and sparked an interest in ongoing learning to enhance her clinical skills in supporting AAC.
Webinar description:
In Canada, service delivery and funding for AAC systems varies across provinces and territories. Given this variability and limited research in this area, there is much to be learned about how AAC services support the use of AAC. This presentation draws on what has been learned from a series of preliminary studies exploring AAC services in Canada from the perspective of service providers, including identification of current strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. Key takeaways and future directions for research are discussed.
Webinar objectives:
- Understand key findings from recent research exploring AAC service delivery in Canada from the perspective of service providers.
- Review current strengths and challenges of AAC services, and potential directions for change in the future.
- Discuss potential implications of current research for AAC practice, policy, and future research directions in the Canadian context.
Agenda:
Introduction
- Overview of session
- Background & rationale for the research
Review of the Research
- Summary of findings of a national study (Voices from the field: exploring service providers’ insights into service delivery and AAC use in Canada)
- Review of factors identified as important to AAC use (from a national survey study)
- Discuss areas of potential improvement in AAC service delivery as identified by service providers in Ontario
Interactive Discussion with Participants
Conclusion
- Implications of the Research
- Questions
Disclosures:
Financial:
This work was supported by the Accessibility Standards Canada/the Government of Canada under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Grant and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Nonfinancial:
None.
To register for this webinar please go to the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YjYzM_qTScqulchxqHY6Iw#/registration
Centering AAC User Perspectives to Enhance Professional Learning and Student Growth
December 3, 2025
7:00-8:00 p.m. EST
Presented by: Mateo Moreno, Jordan Murray and Bre Hof
About the presenters:
Mateo Moreno has used AAC since the age of 4. He uses a Saltillo NovaChat as his primary communication system, plus his iPhone, speech, gestures, signs and facial expressions. He is a member of the U.S. Society for AAC and plays an active role in the AAC Speaker Connection. He presents nationally for conferences, family events, universities and school districts to share his story about his AAC journey. Mateo visits classrooms to talk with students about his lived experiences and how everyone can work together to ensure inclusion happens while giving students pointers about talking with their peers who use AAC. He’s worked as a mentor at AAC camps in Empire, Colorado. He is a PRC-Saltillo Ambassador.
Jordan Murray, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a school-based speech language pathologist and AAC consultant for Gratiot Isabella RESD. Her special interests in the field include AAC assessment and family coaching. She enjoys working with students of all ages. In her free time, Jordan loves spending time with her husband and son, going to her family cottage on the lake, and enjoying walks.
Bre Hof, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a school-based speech language pathologist and AAC consultant for Gratiot Isabella RESD in Mid-Michigan. Her special interests in the field include AAC assessment, inclusion, literacy access for all, and child-led play-based therapy. While not working, Bre enjoys spending time with her family, collecting new hobbies, and maintaining her family’s small flower farm and homestead.
Moderated by: Tina Moreno
Seminar description:
This presentation will provide ideas for building capacity, challenging limiting beliefs, and creating meaningful relationships by collaborating with AAC users to share real-life AAC experiences. We will discuss incorporating AAC user perspectives when developing evidenced-based professional development opportunities for professional and paraprofessional staff. We will also discuss the impact of shifting the perspective of “Speech-Language Pathologist as the expert on AAC” to acknowledging that the true experts are AAC users themselves. Mateo will share his perspective on why AAC users should play a big role in the conversations. Bre and Jordan will outline the impact collaboration with Mateo has made on staff mindsets and the data we’ve seen as a result of an ongoing journey to build an AAC community that supports each other in our rural setting.
Participants will be able to:
- List current barriers to AAC knowledge and access in the district.
- Contrast PD impact between educator-led experiences and first-hand experiences.
- Form connections with AAC users willing to collaborate to present on or consult about real-life experiences with AAC.
Time-ordered agenda:
5 minutes: Introduction of Speakers, USSAAC and topic
10 minutes: Partnering with AAC users when developing professional development activities.
10 minutes: AAC users as experts
10 minutes: Collaborating on professional development activities
15 minutes: Results of partnership
10 minutes: Q & A
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) CEUs in speech-language pathology and audiology are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA Approved CE Provider, USSAAC. CEU Participant Forms are available online at Registration or via the QR Code displayed during the presentation. ASHA CEUs are provided to full registrations. This program is offered for .10 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Professional Area). Participants must stay for the entire presentation and complete the questionnaire at the end of the webinar.
Disclosures:
Speakers
Financial:
Bre Hof is the owner of Rooted Speech and Language Services, PLLC
Jordan Murray is the owner of Bright Horizons Speech Therapy, PLLC
Mateo Moreno is a PRC-Saltillo Ambassador and presents on topics related to AAC
Nonfinancial:
Bre Hof has no non-financial disclosures to report.
Jordan Murray has no non-financial disclosures to report.
Mateo Moreno is a member of USSAAC and it AAC Awareness Committee
Moderator
Financial: Tina Moreno has no financial disclosures to report.
Nonfinancial: Tina Moreno a USSAAC member and chairs the AAC Awareness Committee.
To register for this webinar please go to the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8pJIcg_dSRKw7Usr9CVmug
PLEASE NOTE: Only the first 150 attendees to log into the webinar will be guaranteed spots.
USSAAC EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
Betsy Caporale, Kate DeJarnette, Nicole Gallagher, Richard Hurtig,
Mili Mathew, Michelle Phillipy, Wendy Quach, Sharon Redmon
Information about ISAAC webinars
Important Update:
Beginning in January 2021, the majority of archived webinars will be moved to a new location in the Members Only area portion of our website. (A number of webinars will continue to be publicly available here.)
What this change means is that now only members will be able to access the majority of our archived webinar recordings.
Registration for the majority of upcoming new webinars will be available from within the Members Only area, and a valid ISAAC member ID number will need to be entered at time of registration.
It is our hope that many of the people who have benefited from attending or viewing our webinars will become members of ISAAC in order to continue to enjoy this significant membership benefit.
For information on becoming a member of ISAAC, click here.
Thank you!
Information on ASHA CEUs for USSAAC webinars can be found on the USSAAC website, here
To request from ISAAC International a hosted or sponsored webinar, please return this form-fillable PDF with details of your proposed webinar and preferred time slot, to franklin@isaac-online.org.
Please note: A copy of the form MUST first be downloaded and saved to your local computer prior to completing.
