Introduction to Unity
November 10th: 8:30am-11:30am
This course focuses on features of Unity 84, Unity 60 and Unity 45 (Vantage/Vantage Lite, Vanguard, ECO). Participants will review overlays and icon features/functions, Unity Pattern 1 (verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs) and Unity Pattern 2 (pronouns). You will also learn Unity Pattern 3 (statements and questions), Unity Pattern 4 (noun categories), Unity Pattern 5 (grammer parts), and strategies for teaching Unity vocabularies.
Participants need to bring a Vantage Lite, ECO or a laptop with PASS software downloaded prior to the training.
Overview of Vantage Lite with Unity
November 10th: 12:30pm-3:30pm
This course focuses on Unity software available in the Vantage Lite. This class is an overview of vocabulary options and their use to create spontaneous novel utterances. Participants will be given teaching strategies to support Unity. Participants will also be introduced to basic device operation such as using the set up key, importing photos, hiding keys, backing up memory, and keyboard emulation.
Participants will need to bring a Vantage Lite, Vantage, Vanguard, ECO, or laptop computer with the free Vantage Lite PASS software. Devices will need to have the 5.02 version of software or higher. (Vanguards or Vantages having 5.0 software version or lower are welcome to come, but may not have all the new features discussed at the seminar.)
These informative, hands-on sessions will be presented by your PRC Regional Consultant, Beth Ahmad, M. A., CCC-SLP. Beth earned her Bachelor’s Degree with a double major in Communication Disorders and Cross-Linguistics (Spanish and Linguistics) at Indiana State University in 2004. She completed her Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Indiana University in 2006. Prior to joining PRC in June 2010, Beth served as the pediatric Augmentative Communication Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads in Indianapolis. There she completed AAC evaluations, consulted with school-based SLPs on device implementation, and provided ongoing therapy for children who used a variety of AAC systems. Beth also has three years of experience working as an SLP in Indiana’s public school system where she worked with Pre-K through 12th grade students presenting with a wide variety of communication disorders and abilities. Beth holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), a state license in Speech-Language Pathology from the State of Indiana, and is a member of ASHA’s Special Interest Division 12 (AAC Division).
Both trainings take place at Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities in Fort Wayne, IN. For more information, visit www.prentrom.com, click on “Training” and search for Indiana.