Dana Nieder's guest appearances

Dana Nieder

Talking With Tech AAC Podcast

Laura Hayes

Kim Albrecht

Brian Whitmer

Lateef McLeod

Laura Taylor

Erin Sheldon

Sarah Lockhart

Shannon Graham

Chris Ellis

Mark Brown

Mike Hipple

Megan Roberts

Carrie Baughcum

Kevin Williams

David Tobin

OwlTail

Lindsey Paden Cargill

Eleanor Francis

Happy New Year! This week, the TWT team would like to share five “Small Talks”, each 7 minutes or less, that we recorded with TWT guests Dana Nieder, Erin Sheldon, Lindsey Paden Cargill, Eleanor Francis, and Tabi Jones-Wohleber! In our first Small Talk, Chris chats with Dana Nieder about her 21-day modeling challenge. Dana shares about how she helped people to stay on track with the challenge, gave people new ideas for modeling, and bringing the device along with the family! Second, Erin Sheldon talks about what she learned listening to feedback from adult users of AAC. This included how to be a better speaking partner with AAC users, why finding out how an AAC user wants to communicate with you is so important, and the need for respecting the privacy of AAC users (e.g., asking permission to use their device, check their message history, etc). Third, Lindsey Paden Cargill chats about things she does to generate language with students and make learning fun! Helicopter toys, balloons, spin art – Lindsey shares how she uses activities to engage and motivate her students to learn language! Fourth, Eleanor Francis discusses how her school’s AAC users use the Square app to collect payment for their school’s coffee club! Her students are using the same app as stores use in the community, and the results have been great! Finally, Tabi Jones-Wohleber talks about “Camp Gizmo”, a summer “camp” where parents, graduate students, and professionals learn hands-on how to help young children with multiple assistive technology needs! We want to know what you think! You can connect with us at our Facebook group Talking with Tech, on Twitter, and Instagram (@talkingwithtech)! Also, please subscribe and post a review for us on iTunes- it helps others to find us!

Happy New Year! This week, the TWT team would like to share five “Small Talks”, each 7 minutes or less, that we recorded with TWT guests Dana Nieder, Erin Sheldon, Lindsey Paden Cargill, Eleanor Francis, and Tabi Jones-Wohleber! In our first Small Talk, Chris chats with Dana Nieder about her 21-day modeling challenge. Dana shares about how she helped people to stay on track with the challenge, gave people new ideas for modeling, and bringing the device along with the family! Second, Erin Sheldon talks about what she learned listening to feedback from adult users of AAC. This included how to be a better speaking partner with AAC users, why finding out how an AAC user wants to communicate with you is so important, and the need for respecting the privacy of AAC users (e.g., asking permission to use their device, check their message history, etc). Third, Lindsey Paden Cargill chats about things she does to generate language with students and make learning fun! Helicopter toys, balloons, spin art – Lindsey shares how she uses activities to engage and motivate her students to learn language! Fourth, Eleanor Francis discusses how her school’s AAC users use the Square app to collect payment for their school’s coffee club! Her students are using the same app as stores use in the community, and the results have been great! Finally, Tabi Jones-Wohleber talks about “Camp Gizmo”, a summer “camp” where parents, graduate students, and professionals learn hands-on how to help young children with multiple assistive technology needs! We want to know what you think! You can connect with us at our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkingwithtech/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talking with Tech</a>, on <a href="https://twitter.com/talkingwithtech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkingwithtech/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@talkingwithtech)! Also, please subscribe and post a review for us on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-with-tech-aac-podcast/id1300126888?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>- it helps others to find us!

Small Talks with Dana Nieder, Erin Sheldon, Lindsey Paden Cargill, Eleanor Francis, and Tabi Jones-Wohleber

This week, TWT interviews Dana Nieder about her journey as an advocate, writer, AAC specialist, speech-language pathologist, and AAC mom! Dana shares about how she always presumed her daughter’s potential, why she shared about her experiences on blogs and social media, and what her many experiences have taught her about AAC! Dana shares many helpful insights, including: How to deal with members of the circle of support who believe that an AAC user must “prove” they can use a high-tech device before one is provided to them; Why parents can be such valuable resources and why they are such a key part of any successful intervention; Why everyone in the circle of support needs to believe an AAC intervention will be successful; Why we must presume that people with complex communication needs have the potential to succeed; How to "invest" in an AAC user's circle of support, and why their buy-in and motivation is critical to success; Why we need to change how we support AAC depending upon both a person's role and his or her comfort level with AAC; Why we should share AAC modeling videos with people who are unfamiliar with modeling on an AAC device; Why watching a video of a successful adult AAC user can be so motivating to the circle of support;  and much more!  We want to know what you think! You can connect with us at our Facebook group Talking with Tech, on Twitter, and Instagram (@talkingwithtech)! Also, please subscribe and post a review for us on iTunes- it helps others to find us!

This week, TWT interviews Dana Nieder about her journey as an advocate, writer, AAC specialist, speech-language pathologist, and AAC mom! Dana shares about how she always presumed her daughter’s potential, why she shared about her experiences on blogs and social media, and what her many experiences have taught her about AAC! Dana shares many helpful insights, including: <ul><li>How to deal with members of the circle of support who believe that an AAC user must “prove” they can use a high-tech device before one is provided to them;</li> <li>Why parents can be such valuable resources and why they are such a key part of any successful intervention;</li> <li>Why everyone in the circle of support needs to believe an AAC intervention will be successful;</li> <li>Why we must presume that people with complex communication needs have the potential to succeed;</li> <li>How to "invest" in an AAC user's circle of support, and why their buy-in and motivation is critical to success;</li> <li>Why we need to change how we support AAC depending upon both a person's role and his or her comfort level with AAC;</li> <li>Why we should share AAC modeling videos with people who are unfamiliar with modeling on an AAC device;</li> <li>Why watching a video of a successful adult AAC user can be so motivating to the circle of support; </li> <li>and much more!</li> </ul> We want to know what you think! You can connect with us at our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkingwithtech/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talking with Tech</a>, on <a href="https://twitter.com/talkingwithtech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkingwithtech/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@talkingwithtech)! Also, please subscribe and post a review for us on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-with-tech-aac-podcast/id1300126888?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>- it helps others to find us!

Dana Nieder: Presuming Potential for High-Tech AAC