Date/Location:

October 20-22, 2026: Minneapolis, MN

Description:

The Closing The Gap Conference is an annual event for anyone interested in finding practical and readily available assistive technology solutions for ALL disabilities, mild to significant, infant through adult. Closing The Gap preconference workshops (Tuesday) provide in-depth professional skills necessary to successfully implement assistive technology in the lives of persons with disabilities. The Closing The Gap Conference (Wednesday – Thursday) includes a one-hour and multiple-hour sessions and hands-on labs that describe and/or demonstrate successful applications of assistive technology for persons with disabilities.

Speakers:

https://www.closingthegap.com/conference/presentations

https://www.closingthegap.com/conference/workshops

Learning Outcomes:

Identify assistive technology hardware/software/apps available and companies they are available from. 

Identify AT products that best meet the needs of their students/clients.

Demonstrate and train co-workers in the use of these AT products and strategies.

Explain why they have identified particular AT products for their students/clients and how the student/client will use and/or benefit from the product(s).

Apply best practices for the implementation of AT.

Organize a multi-disciplinary assistive technology team.

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CEUs: This activity is offered for up to 6.5 hours of instruction for Preconference and 12 hours of instruction for Conference (up to 19 hours total CEUs being offered).

To register for CEUs:  

Download and complete the following forms.

Save the files names: 2026_CTG_Lastname_Firstname

Send both files to ceus@aacinstitute.org

Upon completion of the two or three forms and passing the quiz, a CEU certificate will be sent.