Course · For speech-language pathologists
Become an Avaz Certified AAC Professional.
ACAP covers everything you need for successful AAC implementation, built on more than a decade of Avaz experience in assistive technology.
12 hours4 modules over 4 weeks
Weekly live Q&A1 hour, on Zoom
Quizzes + assignmentCertified at 80%+
Free Avaz licence3-year subscription
Why take the course
Hands-on instruction
Implementation ideas with examples and practical demonstrations.
Avaz training
Key features, set-up and personalisation for each child, with live Q&A.
Free Avaz licence
Full attendance and 80%+ on all quizzes earns a 3-year subscription.
Connect with users
Get listed on our website and shared with Avaz users on app download.
Course syllabus
Recorded content by Anjana Sathyabodha, SLP, developed with Team Avaz.
Module 1 · Understanding AAC
2 hours
Intro to AAC and Avaz
- Types of AAC and access methods
- Myths, facts and mindset barriers
Core words for communicative functions
- SNUG: spontaneous novel utterance generation
- Core and fringe vocabulary
Module 2 · Introducing AAC using Avaz
2 hours
Starting with Avaz
- Features demo and set-up
- Personalising, backing up and sharing
Starting implementation
- Aided language stimulation
- Babbling with AAC and attributing meaning
Module 3 · Strategies for language and communication
2 hours
Effective implementation
- Modelling best practices
- Prompting hierarchy and fading prompts
Building language
- Communicative temptations
- Self-talk, parallel talk, expansion
Module 4 · AAC, literacy and tele-practice
2 hours
AAC and literacy
- Shared reading and writing
- Moving from symbols to keyboard
Setting up tele-practice
- Assessment, goals and lesson plans
- Tracking progress, tele-AAC ideas
Your instructors
Anjana Sathyabodha
MSc, NLP practitioner · Speech Language Pathologist
Recorded course content
Niveditha Ryali, M.A.S.L.P.
Speech Language Pathologist and Audiologist
Leads the live Q&A sessions. 20 years’ experience, RCI certified, practising in India and with the NHS (UK).
Who it’s for
Professionals who want to give clients the best communication support:
- Speech-language pathologists
- Speech therapists
- Audiologists
Special educators: see the ACE course.
Questions
I’m new to Avaz. Can I enroll?
Absolutely. The course covers all the fundamentals of AAC and walks you through every Avaz feature.
What do I need to attend?
- Registration and payment
- The free trial of Avaz on your device
- A device with stable internet for Zoom
- Clear audio for the Q&A sessions
How do the recordings and quizzes work?
Each module’s videos are online all week. The live Q&A comes at the end of each week, and each module’s quiz is taken within the week. If you don’t pass, you can retake it after 48 hours.
What if I need to cancel?
- 72 hours or more before the start: full refund
- Within 72 hours of the start: 50% refund
- After the course begins: no refund, but you can join a later batch to finish, and you keep access to the course content and videos
Should I install Avaz during the course?
Yes. The course includes practical demos, so install the free trial of Avaz from the App Store or Play Store.