Morgan Scherer - Seattle, WA

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Morgan Scherer
Seattle, WA

Time Zone: Pacific Time

Topics of Special Interest: My Specialized Skills/Hobbies/Interests, My Personal Experience with AAC, Multi-modal Communication, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Aphasia, Ableism, AAC Awareness, AAC Advocacy and AAC pageset efficiency and design

Type of speaking offered: Workshop/conference, Parent group, Other educational setting (e.g. high school), Manufacturer/developer, College/University class

Preferred Platform: Virtual (e.g. Zoom)

Minimum Fee/Honorarium: $200.00 (Check, Electronic payment (e.g. Venmo or PayPal))

Biography
Morgan Scherer is a late identified AuDHD/PDA gestalt processor, part-time AAC user, and parent of a gestalt processor/part-time AAC user . They are chronically ill, and experienced a brain injury with resulting aphasia. They use both symbol-based aac (which helps with their aphasia), and text-based aac. Morgan studies AAC apps and pagesets, with a focus on how ableism impacts the design of AAC, especially in relation to efficiency and range of built-in vocabulary. Morgan is working on applying to Speech Language PhD programs, in the hope of contributing to neurodiversity affirming AAC research.