Sarah W. Blackstone, PhD, CCC-SLP currently serves as principal investigator (PI) of research at The Bridge School in California. She is on the Board of Directors of USSAAC, The Bridge School, Community Emergency Response Volunteers of the Monterey Peninsula, and Central Coast Children’s Foundation. She is a Fellow/past president of ISAAC. She has presented widely, published articles, books, and chapters. She enjoys collaborating with professionals from multiple disciplines, individuals who benefit from using AAC and their families. She works to improve the lives of people who cannot rely on their speech alone to be heard and understood and who benefit from using AAC. She is honored to be invited to the conference.