LIVE AAC Early Starts Conference 2023

AACcessible and The AAC Academy by AACcessible  are excited to host this second annual AAC Early Starts Conference for professionals and families! The mission of this event is to promote awareness of and education on the holistic supports and services needed to maximize early intervention outcomes for children with complex communication needs.  This conference will take place entirely online with live learning sessions and keynote speakers spanning two full days.  Topics will focus on the unique needs of complex communicators age birth through five years and on the experiences of AAC users and families from this early stage in their AAC Journey.  The scope of presentations will cover the whole child, lending knowledge, support, inspiration, and hope across domains of development.  Leading experts across the fields of special education, early intervention, rehabilitations, and augmentative communication will join to share their knowledge and skills in this comprehensive, free and live event!

The Call for Papers is Now Open!

Want to present at the AAC Early Starts Conference?  Learn more and submit your proposal here.

We are Looking for Peer Reviewers!

If you are a professional, caregiver, or AAC user who is interested in the field of complex communication, we would love to have you on our peer editing board!  Your main role as a peer editor is to review submitted proposals for the conference to help our conference committee assure quality sessions.  Learn more here.

Bummer! I can’t attend live.  Will sessions be recorded?

Yes! You can watch conference sessions and keynotes on-demand when you enroll in the conference series at The AAC Academy by AACcessible.  Although the live conference is free to all registered attendees, enrollment  for on-demand access is priced here.  If you choose to enroll for on-demand access, you will receive access to CMH quizzes and certificates and will be able to review handouts and video recordings for the lifetime of The AAC Academy platform (at least one year from your enrollment).  Learn more here.  

Do you offer CEU or CMH for the conference?

Those attendees who are interested in certification maintenance hours (CMH) for conference sessions and/or keynotes must enroll at The AAC Academy by AACcessible to receive quiz and certificate access.  You can attend the live sessions and complete the quizzes for certificates at your own pace or watch sessions on-demand and complete 

quizzes and certificates thereafter.  Quiz and certificate access for CMh will not be provided to those attendees who do not enroll  at The AAC Academy, but you can still watch the sessions live and learn for free!  ASHA CEU’s will not be hosted or provided for these events.  Larn more about the difference between CMH and CEU’s here.