Date: 03/20/2026 Time: 8:30 – 11:30 AM PST
Location: Online
Price: $40 | Make a Payment
Description
03/20/2026: Discover how thoughtful positioning transforms communication for students using switches, eye gaze, or other access methods. You’ll identify key access variables, evaluate mounting and seating choices, and apply a practical framework with OT/PT partners to create consistent, comfortable setups that support meaningful communication.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this class participants will:
- Identify common alternative access methods (e.g., switch, eye gaze, head tracking) and describe how positioning impacts accuracy, endurance, and engagement.
- Consider key seating and mounting factors by examining real-world examples that support consistent and efficient access across environments.
- Discuss a structured, interdisciplinary problem-solving framework to collaborate with team members and adapt setups while keeping communication as the primary goal.
Agenda
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Welcome and Session Overview
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
Foundations of Alternative Access and Positioning
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Positioning and Mounting: Virtual Examples and Key Considerations
10:45 AM – 11:20 AM
Case Examples and Collaborative Problem-Solving
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
Reflection and Closing
Audience
SLPs in K-12 schools working with students who use AAC.
SLP, OT, PT, COTA, Paraeducator, Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Parents, TVI
No prerequisite learning or materials needed.
Presenters
Instructor Disclosure: Brenda Del Monte receives payment from the Special Education Technology Center. She owns a company called Technically Speaking AAC and co-hosts and develops content for “Awe and Wonder AAC & AT Podcast”. She receives royalties from Amazon for the sale of her book “I See You In There”.
Policies
For all of our policies, including accommodations, refunds, and complaints, please refer to the SETC Website Help Page.
Contact
Email Sue Wright at the SETC office
Clock hours for this webinar and others in this series are available from ESD105 for a small fee. The following Professional Development Enroller link provides more information about clock hours: https://www.pdenroller.org/cwu/catalog/203173