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Discipline Coordinators: |
Assistive Technology Speech-Language Pathology |
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Specialty Resource Contacts: | Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Discipline(s): |
Speech-Language Pathology Assistive Technology |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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Research: | Speech Language Pathology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism | ||||||||||||||||||
Education: | Master of Science in Communication Disorders from East Tennessee State University, Certificate of Clinical Competency from American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). | ||||||||||||||||||
Service: | Volunteer Special Olympics |
Vita/Bio
Terri Wofford is a Speech Language Pathologist with the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) and co-manager for the Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources. She obtained a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from East Tennessee State University and has more than 23 years of experience working with individuals with complex communication needs. Terri provides professional development in the areas of Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT) for the community, early interventionists, speech language pathologists, families, and K-12 educators across the state. Terri also assists with the development/delivery/case consultations within the UW Project ECHO AT and ECHO Autism didactic trainings. As co-manager with the Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR), Terri provides training, technical assistance, device loans, reuse, and demonstrations related to AAC to community partners and families across the state. Terri also assists with providing AAC/AT devices for hands on participation during the teaching of a graduate level AAC class within the Division of Communication Disorders. Terri believes that everyone has the ability and the right to communicate. She is passionate about developing a functional communication system using a multi-disciplinary team approach. She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), Special Interest Group 12 for AAC, the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA), and a Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) partner with the Center for AAC and Autism.