Access for All Course

Alternative access to AAC opens the door to communication for individuals with complex bodies and diverse needs. This course provides a clear, approachable overview of the most common access methods: direct selection, switch access, and eye gaze. Participants will learn practice strategies, guiding principles, and mindset shifts to support AAC users in finding their best path to connection. Whether you're new to AAC or looking to deepen your expertise, this course equips you with tools to make communication more accessible.

Foundational Knowledge

Build a strong understanding of how the various alternative access methods work and why it matters.

Practical Strategies

Learn actionable tools and strategies for direct select, switch access, and eye gaze access to AAC.

Empowered Mindset

Challenge assumptions, embrace creativity, and approach every AAC user with possibility and curiosity.

About the Course 3.0 CEUs

Every individual deserves a voice, yet for many, accessing AAC devices can feel overwhelming, or simply out of reach. This course is designed to bridge the gap by guiding you through the essential principles of alternative access, from the basics of direct selection to the more complex systems of switch access and eye gaze. Along the way, you'll uncover strategies that don't just address physical challenges, but also expand your mindset about what's possible. With real-world insights, clinical discussions, and practical takeaways, you'll feel more confident supporting AAC users in finding the access method that works best for them. You'll walk away with a renewed belief in the power of persistence, creativity, and human connection. Together, we'll reimagine communication access-- not as a barrier, but as an opportunity.

Meet Your Instructors

Brenda Robertson Del Monte is a Speech Language Pathologist and an assistive technology evaluator and facilitator, who has worked with people with disabilities for over 20 years. Her passion has been working with people who are not functionally verbal and use communication devices to help them communicate. She specializes in working with those with complicated bodies who have limited ways to access augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). She is a national speaker who has presented at Closing the Gap, ATIA and AzTAP. Katelyn Oeser is a Speech-Language Pathologist and AAC device trainer, who has been working with people with disabilities for over 10 years. Kate has worked in the public schools, outpatient clinics, and home health. She is currently a private practitioner doing home based speech therapy. Kate has presented at AZTAP on AAC implementation for emergent and intermediate AAC users.