Abstract
A roundtable discussion participated by Amy Goldman, Douglene Jackson, Kanakavalli Kannan, among others, regarding the training needs in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is presented. Among other things, they talk about the strategies for building assessment and intervention capacity in AAC, opportunities for online case study discussions, supports for preservice instruction, development of collaborative AAC teams, inclusion of people who use AAC in all aspects of the assessment and intervention process, and the provision of culturally and linguistically responsive AAC services.