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• CAMA Canada Brochure – (PDF 124K)
• CAMA Rocky Mountains Brochure – (PDF 92K)
At this time, CAMA is finalizing its Fall 2003 and full-year 2004 workshop schedules. Specific workshop locations are being determined. Updated and additional information about each of the workshops locations will be posted on this website as it becomes available. PDF formatted copies of the registration brochures will be posted on this page for you to download shortly after specific locations are determined. If, in the meantime, you have any questions, please feel free to contact CAMA or call if you do not have access to e-mail.
The Communication Aid M
anufacturers Association (CAMA) is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for up to 0.5 CEUs (Various levels; Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
Certificates of Attendance indicative of actual contact time, and if applicable, the equivalent CEU value, will be available at the workshop for all participants in need of this documentation.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This workshop is intended for administrators, speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, teachers and special educators, assistive technology and rehabilitation specialists, as well as students, consumers and their families. Representatives from as many as 12 of the leading manufacturers in AAC technology will conduct presentations so that at the conclusion of the workshop, you will be able to:
Understand and define the following terminology as used in augmentative & alternative communication: communication device/aid, switches, environmental control, scanning and voice-output, digitized and synthesized speech, dynamic and static display;
Identify at least three different communication devices and three different switches, or environmental control units, and understand their functional applications in at least one speaking situation;
Identify at least three software applications useful to non-verbal individuals.
Each year, improved and more innovative AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) products make their way into the marketplace, and consumers have more powerful technology with which to communicate. Each year, professionals encounter more persons who need AAC, as well as the sometimes-overwhelming challenge to distinguish between new companies and different solutions. The Communication Aid Manufacturer’s Association (CAMA) reaffirms its commitment to help you be prepared to meet the needs of AAC users.
In 2003, CAMA celebrates its 10th year as a non-profit organization representing the world’s leading manufacturers of AAC software and hardware technology, as well as a recognized leader in helping consumers and assistive technology professionals learn about the innovations and applications. CAMA has helped more than 41,000 Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Recreational Therapists, with a wide range of experience, maintain their proficiency and enhance their skills and knowledge of AAC.
A CAMA AAC Workshop represents an affordable, convenient, one-day opportunity for professionals, clinicians and consumers to learn how to help users and advocates use the latest in AAC technology. This full-day of networking and interactive sessions is designed to help experienced professionals, as well as new clinicians administrators, teachers and special educators, learn about the diversity of AAC hardware and software, distinguish between the type of products offered and understand their functional applications in a variety of speaking situations. Plus, you save time, airfare, lodging, tips, taxi fare, and the expense of meals, and you can earn ASHA CEUs as well.
