Health Care Sciences Faculty to Represent U.S. at International Meeting

Carole Zangari, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, BCS-CL, professor of Speech-Language Pathology, was elected to the Board of Directors for the U.S. Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC). She also will serve as the liaison to the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Additionally, Zangari is the new Coordinator for ISAAC Region 1, which includes the U.S., Canada, Peru, and Brazil. These organizations work to improve the lives of children and adults with the most severe communication disabilities who are unable to meet their communication needs with speech alone.

For the past six years, Zangari has been actively involved with the USSAAC Disaster Relief efforts, helping nonspeaking people with ALS, autism, and developmental disabilities prepare for and recover from hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other major disasters. The group’s activities support disaster preparedness and recovery across the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

Zangari will represent the U.S. at the ISAAC biennial meeting in Mexico this summer. She has also been invited to present a pre-conference workshop entitled “Baby Steps: Fostering AAC and Language Development in Preschool Children.”

Posted 02/19/23