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Spring 2026 AAC App Sales

By cassandra.calia | March 30, 2026 | 0 Comments
It’s time for the Spring AAC app sale in recognition of Autism Acceptance Month and National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. Thank you to Lauren Enders at Engaging AAC Solutions LLC for creating this PDF outlining the sales this month. Many AAC Apps…

AAC Awareness Month Webinar Recordings

By cassandra.calia | November 7, 2024 | 0 Comments
Access the recordings from previously completed webinars by the Speech Language Pathologists at TechOWL. Please note we are unable to provide certificates of attendance for participants who view the recorded presentations. Click here to view the AAC Awareness Month Webinar…

October 2024 AAC Awareness Month App Sales

By cassandra.calia | October 1, 2024 | 0 Comments
October is AAC Awareness month! Thank you to Lauren Enders for creating this graphic that outlines the AAC apps that are on sale this month.

Webinar Recordings

By cassandra.calia | September 11, 2024 | 0 Comments
Access the recordings from previously completed webinars by the Speech Language Pathologists at TechOWL. Please note we are unable to provide certificates of attendance for participants who view the recorded presentations. Click here to view the Night OWL AAC Webinar…

October is AAC Awareness Month.

By cassandra.calia | September 11, 2024 | 0 Comments
TechOWL, a program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, will present a webinar “lunch and learn” series during AAC Awareness Month. Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) from the Institute will help participants enhance their AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)…

Night OWL AAC Webinars

By cassandra.calia | April 22, 2024 | 0 Comments
May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. TechOWL Speech Language Pathologists are hosting a free virtual webinar series “Night Owl AAC Sessions,” during National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. Registration is free but is required for each webinar. Act 48 Credits are available! Zoom captioning…

Free CEUs for SLPs

By cassandra.calia | February 19, 2024 | 0 Comments
  Many companies provide ASHA Continuing Education Units (CEUs) free of charge for Speech-Language Pathologists looking to minimize the cost of continuing education. Below is a list of free ASHA-credited CEUs which can be submitted to ASHA and will show…

Playing with AT pt. 3

By cassandra.calia | February 12, 2024 | 0 Comments
Part III: Changing Activities After making reasonable accommodations to play spaces and positioning so that children with disabilities can access playtime safely and comfortably, there is one last task, and that is to make sure that individual toys and games…

Playing with Assistive Technology pt. 2

By cassandra.calia | January 24, 2024 | 0 Comments
Part II: New Positions When planning activities for children with disabilities, we have to be creative to ensure that fun activities remain accessible to them. This could mean trying different positions for different activities. Let’s get into it! For children…

Playing with Assistive Technology pt. 1

By cassandra.calia | January 24, 2024 | 0 Comments
Part I: Making the Playroom More Accessible As an opportunity to engage with others, have fun, and develop mentally, emotionally, and physically, playtime is vital for a child’s growth and well-being. Due to the general design of play spaces, however,…