Hannah Foley's guest appearances

Hannah Foley

Talking With Tech AAC Podcast

Inspiring Women In CX

Laura Hayes

Kim Albrecht

Brian Whitmer

Lateef McLeod

Stacy Sherman

Jeannie Walters

Diane Magers

Laura Taylor

Erin Sheldon

Sarah Lockhart

Rebecca Brown

Shannon Graham

Chris Ellis

Mark Brown

Mike Hipple

OwlTail

Clare Muscutt

Society demands women to be perfect.   Our bodies, our careers, our relationships, our homes and even our mothering skills are all scrutinised and held to impossible standards.   The more we take on, the more the more pressure we feel to be perfect at everything. Which ultimately means we feel we are failing at some (or all) of what is expected of us.   The reality is we are all human and therefore flawed and fallible.  And that’s ok!   I was delighted to have founder of Yak CX, Hannah Foley on the show for some real talk about the pressure we feel as women in business to ‘have it all’ and the reality that we probably can’t. (Unless we get Kardashian-rich and outsource all the hard stuff).   Tune in to hear Hannah’s story of building her career in the notoriously male dominated industry that is construction, her adventures in Nepal that led to the birth of her company, Yak CX, and her very honest perspective on the juggling act of motherhood with solopreneurship during lockdown.  She is one inspiring Woman in CX!   Read more and subscribe to our channels:   Sign up https://bit.ly/2ZDYCcB Youtube  https://bit.ly/3jdBU2w  LinkedIn https://bit.ly/3a0cDVx Instagram https://bit.ly/30Aq0bM Spotify https://spoti.fi/33AIx9F Show notes  https://bit.ly/2ZBcILF Twitter https://bit.ly/3fzxLD2 

Society demands women to be perfect. Our bodies, our careers, our relationships, our homes and even our mothering skills are all scrutinised and held to impossible standards. The more we take on, the more the more pressure we feel to be perfect at everything. Which ultimately means we feel we are failing at some (or all) of what is expected of us. The reality is we are all human and therefore flawed and fallible.  And that’s ok! I was delighted to have founder of Yak CX, Hannah Foley on the show for some real talk about the pressure we feel as women in business to ‘have it all’ and the reality that we probably can’t. (Unless we get Kardashian-rich and outsource all the hard stuff). Tune in to hear Hannah’s story of building her career in the notoriously male dominated industry that is construction, her adventures in Nepal that led to the birth of her company, Yak CX, and her very honest perspective on the juggling act of motherhood with solopreneurship during lockdown.  She is one inspiring Woman in CX! Read more and subscribe to our channels: Sign up<a href="https://bit.ly/2ZDYCcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/2ZDYCcB</a> Youtube <a href="https://bit.ly/3jdBU2w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/3jdBU2w</a> LinkedIn <a href="https://bit.ly/3a0cDVx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3a0cDVx</a> Instagram <a href="https://bit.ly/30Aq0bM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/30Aq0bM</a> Spotify <a href="https://spoti.fi/33AIx9F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/33AIx9F</a> Show notes <a href="https://bit.ly/2ZBcILF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/2ZBcILF</a> Twitter <a href="https://bit.ly/3fzxLD2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3fzxLD2</a>

Clare Muscutt talks with Hannah Foley talking about balancing CX careers and motherhood!

This week, we have the privilege of presenting Rachel’s interview with Hannah Foley, a senior at University of Illinois who is pursuing a career in Assistive Technology &amp; AAC.  Hannah has cerebral palsy and is an incredible adult AAC user who works as an ambassador for Saltillo!    Before the interview, Rachel &amp; Chris talk about Christine Derse’s article, A Call for Consistency in AAC Picture Systems. Rachel and Chris discuss their agreement that using different symbols sets can be confusing at times, but note it isn’t clear a universal symbol set would lead to better modeling. For example, adults often use labels, rather than pictures, when modeling, and once a motor plan is in place the pictures become less important.   Key ideas this week:   🔑 Initially, Hannah was against using AAC because she felt her dedicated device was unsightly and it made her feel even more different. Working with Matt Baud, she came to see the importance of communication for her independence and started using an iPad.   🔑 Response time is incredibly important when communicating with an AAC user - it is critical that we give enough time to respond and become comfortable with silence.    🔑 People often assume that Hannah is intellectually impaired, can’t go to college, or manage her care independently because she uses AAC. This is, of course, totally incorrect!   We need help from our listeners to keep Talking with Tech going - please support our podcast at patreon.com/talkingwithtech. Visit bit.ly/twtpod for access to previous episodes, resources, and CEU credits that you can earn for listening to TWT episodes!   Resources Hannah Foley's blog post - Overcoming AAC Resistance: Communication is Key. Schlosser, R. W., Brock, K. L., Koul, R., Shane, H., &amp; Flynn, S. (2019). Does Animation Facilitate Understanding of Graphic Symbols Representing Verbs in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder?. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(4), 965-978.

This week, we have the privilege of presenting Rachel’s interview with Hannah Foley, a senior at University of Illinois who is pursuing a career in Assistive Technology &amp; AAC.  Hannah has cerebral palsy and is an incredible adult AAC user who works as an ambassador for Saltillo!  Before the interview, Rachel &amp; Chris talk about Christine Derse’s article, <a href="https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.FMP.25012020.6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Call for Consistency in AAC Picture Systems</a>. Rachel and Chris discuss their agreement that using different symbols sets can be confusing at times, but note it isn’t clear a universal symbol set would lead to better modeling. For example, adults often use labels, rather than pictures, when modeling, and once a motor plan is in place the pictures become less important. Key ideas this week: 🔑 Initially, Hannah was against using AAC because she felt her dedicated device was unsightly and it made her feel even more different. Working with Matt Baud, she came to see the importance of communication for her independence and started using an iPad. 🔑 Response time is incredibly important when communicating with an AAC user - it is critical that we give enough time to respond and become comfortable with silence.  🔑 People often assume that Hannah is intellectually impaired, can’t go to college, or manage her care independently because she uses AAC. This is, of course, totally incorrect! We need help from our listeners to keep Talking with Tech going - please support our podcast at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/talkingwithtech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/talkingwithtech</a>. Visit <a href="http://bit.ly/twtpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/twtpod</a> for access to previous episodes, resources, and CEU credits that you can earn for listening to TWT episodes! Resources <ul><li>Hannah Foley's blog post - <a href="https://aaclanguagelab.com/articles/overcoming-aac-resistance?mode=view&amp;fbclid=IwAR0QrBZ75_SX4pqMRQIJ5Jk-YM4MYQr_XBqGwm_SsxIewUx7xVvoGJ9IRTI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcoming AAC Resistance: Communication is Key</a>.</li> <li>Schlosser, R. W., Brock, K. L., Koul, R., Shane, H., &amp; Flynn, S. (2019). Does Animation Facilitate Understanding of Graphic Symbols Representing Verbs in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder?. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(4), 965-978.</li></ul>

Hannah Foley: Full-Time AAC User & Future AAC Specialist