Jennifer McComas, professor in the special education program in the Department of Educational Psychology, presented a Rett UK webinar, “Addressing Complex Communication Needs of Individuals with Rett Syndrome via Telehealth” on Thursday, September 5 to speech-language pathologists and special educators in the Netherlands and UK. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion.

During the webinar, McComas described the telehealth-based process she and her team have used to teach augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to more than 15 participants with Rett syndrome. In addition, she shared case examples of various formal communication modes (e.g., microswitches operated with hands, eye pointing at picture cards, and eye-gaze activated speech-generating computer systems) addressed via telehealth.