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August 2026 Pediatric School-Based SIS Meeting

Description

August 2026 Telehealth SIS Meeting

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this interactive session, participants will be able to:
 
1. Demonstrate some of the many basic ASL signs and fingerspelling commonly used during school based interactions.  
 
2.  Apply strategies for simplifying spoken or written messages into clear, functional concepts that support effective communication using ASL signs
 
"What do you wish you knew how to sign at school?”
 
Bring your answer—and your hands!
 
Join occupational therapy assistant Suzette Dobbins for an interactive introduction to functional American Sign Language (ASL) for school-based practice.
 
Drawing on more than 14 years of experience using ASL, Suzette will introduce immediately usable signs, fingerspelling, and short phrases relevant to everyday school routines and interactions. And communication is about more than knowing the sign for a word. Suzette will also explore how we can make our messages clearer and more accessible—what she describes as taking our “75-cent words” and turning them into “25-cent words” without losing the meaning we need to convey.
 
Come ready to participate! Be prepared to practice foundational signs, explore ways to make your communication clearer, and request words or phrases you’d like Suzette to demonstrate—all while building a small and useful communication toolkit of practical signs, strategies, websites, and resources you can apply immediately.
 
About the Speaker:
Suzette Dobbins, OTA/L is a pediatric practitioner with Essential Therapeutics, LLC, who brings more than 14 years of practical experience using American Sign Language.  
 
 
Date: August 19, 2026; 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Where: Zoom

 

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