Kate AhernKate Ahern is an intensive special needs teacher, certified for ages birth through adult in Massachusetts, and an assistive technology specialist. She has spent twenty years working with children and young adults who have complex communication needs. She is also the author of a popular special education blog and moderates several social media groups about augmentative and alternative communication. Kate is often asked to guest speak or provide training about many issues in the field of complex communication needs. Kate holds a Masters of Science in Special Education from Simmons College. She has also been a Proloquo2Go Trainer and has completed the advanced Pragmatic Organization of Dynamic Display (PODD) course. She has experience with the following communication systems: PODD, TouchChat with Word Power, Proloquo2Go with Crescendo and Gateway, The Grid 3 with PODD and WordPower, Compass with PODD and Word Power, Communicator 4 and 5 with SonoSuite or Literaccy, Snap + Core First and others.
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Maggie WrumMaggie Wurm has a background in working directly in Early Intervention and elementary aged children in schools on the Autism Spectrum. She is fluent in English and Spanish and is an assistive technology (AT) specialist having completed the AT program at California State University, Northridge. Previously; she has worked in family support services under the Federation for Children with Special Needs and has a vast knowledge of resources in Western MA and nationally. She also has state grant management service experience for families of children with multiple disabilities. She is skilled at organization of educational and medical information and training others to implement such organization. Maggie is also a trained special educational advocate focusing on those with complex communication needs and use of assistive technology. As a parent of a teen age girl who has Rett Syndrome, Maggie brings the unique experience and compassion of being a parent of a child who has Complex Communication Needs to all her clients.
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