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Registration Overview

Act now! We reach capacity and sell out every year.
Registration closes Friday, October 24, 2025 — or sooner if capacity is reached.

Ticket Options
  • #TalkingAAC: Pre-Conference Workshop
    Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 12:00–4:00 PM
    Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI

  • #TalkingAAC: Two-Day Conference
    Thursday & Friday, November 6–7, 2025

    • Build your schedule for this two-day event

    • Cost: $275

    • Price includes breakfast, lunch, & parking

NOTE: To attend all 3 days, you must purchase both a Pre-Conference Workshop ticket and a Two-Day Conference ticket.

Registration & Session Planning

All registration and session planning will be handled via Sched:

  • Click the green Log In or Sign Up button below to access Sched.

  • Then proceed to purchase your ticket(s).

  • After you’ve purchased your ticket(s), you can plan which sessions you’d like to attend.

Meals, Parking, & Lodging Meals (Included with Two-Day Conference)
  • Continental Breakfast – Thursday & Friday

  • Lunch & Drink – Thursday & Friday

Parking (Included)
  • Overnight Guests:
    Get your parking pass at hotel check-in and display it on your dashboard.

  • Non-Overnight Guests:

    • Register your vehicle on-site via QR code (posted near registration).

    • Bring your license plate number.

    • Do not register your vehicle more than once per day.

Note: Please consider carpooling to reduce on-campus traffic.

Lodging
  • View the 2025 Lodging Options for hotel blocks and discount codes.

  • Reminder: Pre-Conference Workshops begin at 12:00 PM on Nov. 5 to allow extra travel time.

Terms & Conditions

#TalkingAAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established for continued education.

Refunds & Ticket Transfers
  • Refunds available up to 10 days before the event (Sched & Stripe fees are non-refundable).

  • Ticket transfers (e.g., to a coworker) may be approved before October 24, 2025.

Continuing Education
  • All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

  • Note for 2025: SCECH hours will not be offered this year.

  • ASHA CEUs are not provided. SLPs will receive a Verification of Attendance form to self-report professional learning hours to ASHA.

Networking & Swag
  • Networking Event Details coming soon!

  • Merchandise – #TalkingAAC gear available for purchase on-site.

Stay Informed

Watch for updates from #TalkingAAC and Sched with session details and reminders as the event approaches.

Questions?

www.talkingaac.org
info@talkingaac.org

517-299-5200

Thursday November 6, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EST
Doing the right thing when it comes to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) should be easy, but many of us forget the complex facets of AAC and the responsibilities of all of the players involved.  When discussing ethics, we must consider the responsibility of the clinician, the communication partner, the manufacturers/developers, and even the AAC communicators. By thoroughly discussing the ethical complexities of AAC, we strive to become better/more effective clinicians and communication partners. Ethics help guide our decision making, intervention strategies, and quest for knowledge about technology, language, behavior, problem solving, and communication breakdown. When we know better, we do better.  

Attendees will increase awareness of ASHA’s Code of Ethics, Erin’s law, motivation and potential, clinical bias, networking, and advocacy. ASHA’s Code of Ethics is complex and important, but how often does a clinician refer back to the ASHA website? Do therapists know they should not provide therapeutic service in an area within our scope of practice without knowledge and competence in that specific domain? Erin’s law was created to mandate child sexual abuse prevention for all children, but individuals with disabilities are much more likely to be victims of abuse, assault or crimes. When discussing AAC, we often comment on presumed potential. What happens when clinician bias and assumption interfere with an AAC communicator’s potential? By increasing networking opportunities for all stakeholders involved in AAC evaluation, assessment, intervention and implementation, we can improve awareness and multiply the opportunities for learning and advocacy.  We all have a responsibility to do the right thing to provide the best service, opportunities for learning, to avoid device abandonment, to keep out clients/students safe, and to empower those who use AAC to network and advocate for themselves always. 
Presenters
avatar for Beth Speaker-Christensen, MA/CCC-SLP/L, ATP

Beth Speaker-Christensen, MA/CCC-SLP/L, ATP

SLP-ATP, AAC Helper, LLC
Beth Speaker-Christensen is a speech/language pathologist who owns a private practice in Brookfield, Illinois.  She graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1991 (BS. Communicative Disorders) and 1994 (MA. Speech/Language Pathology).  Beth spent the early part of her career... Read More →
Thursday November 6, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EST

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