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10/19/2026

⏰ TOMORROW! There’s still time to join us!

The Pyramid FUNctional Conference 2026: Learning That Lasts is almost here!

Join us October 20 for a full day featuring Pyramid founders Andy Bondy and Lori Frost, alongside educators, clinicians, researchers, parents, and individuals with lived experience from around the world.

Expert insights. Real-world experiences. Practical strategies for everyday life.

Explore communication, independence, effective classrooms, healthcare access, safety, and more.

💻 Can’t attend live? Recorded access is included!

📅 October 20 | 9:00 AM–4:30 PM ET
🎓 6.5 Contact Hours | ASHA, BACB, IBAO & QABA CE Opportunities

LAST CHANCE! Register today! 🔗 https://pecsusa.com/workshops/pyramid-functional-conference-2026-learning-that-lasts-eastern-time-zone-online-october-2026/

10/15/2026

💬 Does every interaction need to be a teaching opportunity?
Supporting AAC every day is about more than creating opportunities to practice communication skills. It’s also about recognizing when we’re teaching, when we’re connecting, and when an activity is simply about experiencing joy.

At the Pyramid FUNctional Conference: Learning That Lasts, Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, will explore this balance in their keynote:
Balancing Ethics, Autonomy, and Joy: A Guide for Educators

Come see how to create a learning environment that promotes autonomy, independence, and connection.

📅 October 20 | Live Online + Recorded Access
🎓 6.5 Contact Hours | CEUs available

👉 Join Andy and Lori on October 20 for a conversation about creating learning environments where communication, autonomy, connection, and joy all have a place. Link in bio.

💬 Supporting AAC Every Day: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond.

10/13/2026

🎉GIVEAWAY! Win a seat at the Pyramid FUNctional Conference 2026!

I’m partnering with PECS-USA to give TWO followers a complimentary registration to Learning That Lasts, a virtual conference happening 20 October!

This full-day event brings together professionals, researchers, parents, and individuals with lived experience to explore communication, independence, safety, healthcare access, and more.

🎟️Two winners will each receive:
✔One complimentary conference registration ($149 value)
✔Access to the live virtual conference on October 20
✔️Access to the conference recording
✔️The opportunity to earn applicable CE credit by completing the requirements

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🗓️ October 20, 2026
💻 Live Online + Recorded Access
🎓 6.5 Contact Hours | ASHA, BACB, IBAO & QABA CE opportunities
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🔗Learn more and register: https://pecsusa.com/pyramid-functional-conference-2026-learning-that-lasts/

GIVEAWAY DETAILS: Entries close October 15th at 11:59pm. Two winners will be randomly selected from eligible entries and contacted by DM on October 16th.

10/09/2026

🌎 Expert insights. Real-world experiences. Practical strategies for learning that lasts.

The Pyramid FUNctional Conference 2026: Learning That Lasts is almost here!

Join us on October 20 for a full day of presentations led by Pyramid founders Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, alongside educators, clinicians, researchers, and families from around the world.

Together, we’ll explore strategies and perspectives that support communication, independence, access, safety, and meaningful participation across ages, abilities, and settings.

✨ Explore the full lineup! Swipe through to meet our presenters and discover sessions covering:
✔ Functional communication across the lifespan
✔ Collaborative strategies for effective classrooms
✔ Improving healthcare access
✔ Caregiver training and PECS® implementation
✔ Safety assessment and practical teaching resources
✔ Personal stories of communication, connection, and independence

💻 Can’t attend live? Your registration includes access to the recorded conference, with continuing education credit available.

📅 October 20, 2026 | 9:00 AM–4:30 PM ET
💻 Live Online + Recorded Access
🎓 6.5 Contact Hours | ASHA, BACB, IBAO & QABA CE opportunities

There’s still time to join us!

🔗 Register today: https://pecsusa.com/pyramid-functional-conference-2026-learning-that-lasts/

10/08/2026

🔥💬 In honor of Fire Prevention Week and AAC Awareness Month, Pyramid Educational Consultants PECS-USA and the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (AARBF) Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation are proud to share a new collaborative resource designed to make fire safety instruction more accessible to learners with complex communication and support needs.

Our NEW FREE High-Five a Firefighter lesson + Pics for PECS® picture grid adapts an AARBF FISE lesson to help prepare learners for interactions with firefighters, including firefighters wearing full protective gear. The lesson builds gradually from familiar people and community workers to firefighters in full gear.

🙌 A high five is just one option. Teams can choose an appropriate form of acknowledgment based on the individual learner and their needs.

🏠 Families can practice at home, too! Use Fire Prevention Week to review your home safety plan, practice what to do in an emergency, and help learners become familiar with the people and equipment they may encounter.

👉 Download the FREE lesson + picture grid on pecsusa.com or aarbf.com

❤️ We’re grateful to AARBF and Jacqueline Laurita Jacqueline Laurita for their continued commitment to helping autistic individuals and others with complex support needs access potentially life-saving fire and burn safety education.

🔥 Want to take safety planning further? At the Pyramid FUNctional Conference: Learning That Lasts on October 20, Dr. Amanda Kelly BehaviorBabe and Pyramid’s Catherine Horton will present Safety Assessment & Fire Safety Tools for Learners with Complex Needs. Learn how to identify and prioritize individualized safety goals, then move from assessment to action with practical strategies and ready-to-use N.I.C.K. fire safety lessons and materials developed by Pyramid in partnership with AARBF.

👉 Join us October 20 and leave with tools you can put into practice right away.

10/07/2026

Last day for early bird registration! 💫

⏰ Last chance for Early Bird pricing!

Register by October 7 for the Pyramid FUNctional Conference 2026: Learning That Lasts and save $50 with the $99 Early Bird rate.

Join us live online October 20 for a full day of practical presentations focused on supporting communication, independence, access, safety, and meaningful participation.

Led by Pyramid founders Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, the conference brings together educators, clinicians, researchers, and parents from around the world. 🌎

💻 Live Online | October 20
🎓 6.5 Contact Hours with CEUs available
🎥 Recording included for all registrants
💰 $99 through October 7 | Regular Price $149

Come away with practical tools, fresh perspectives, and strategies designed to support lasting outcomes for learners.

👉 Register by October 7 and save $50! https://pecsusa.com/training/pyramid-functional-conference-2026-learning-that-lasts/

10/06/2026

🎉 Supporting AAC Every Day with special app savings all October!

In honor of AAC Awareness Month, PECSTalk™ is available for $99 in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store throughout October, along with special pricing on select Pyramid apps.

💬 Want a closer look at PECSTalk™?
Join Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, for a FREE 30-minute PECSTalk Overview, now available to watch anytime on the PECS Global YouTube channel.
Explore PECSTalk’s features and learn how this high-tech AAC option can support communication across activities and settings.

▶️ Watch the free overview on the PECS Global YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7XPF7R5QGw&t=13s

Plus, enjoy special AAC Awareness Month pricing on iHearPECS: Animals, Wait4it, R+ Remind, and Working4.

👉 Learn more at pecstalk.com or through the link in our bio.

💬 Supporting AAC Every Day: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond.

10/05/2026

⏰ Last chance for Early Bird pricing!

Register by October 7 for the Pyramid FUNctional Conference 2026: Learning That Lasts and save $50 with the $99 Early Bird rate.

Join us live online October 20 for a full day of practical presentations focused on supporting communication, independence, access, safety, and meaningful participation.

Led by Pyramid founders Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, the conference brings together educators, clinicians, researchers, and parents from around the world. 🌎

💻 Live Online | October 20
🎓 6.5 Contact Hours with CEUs available
🎥 Recording included for all registrants
💰 $99 through October 7 | Regular Price $149

Come away with practical tools, fresh perspectives, and strategies designed to support lasting outcomes for learners.

👉 Register by October 7 and save $50! https://pecsusa.com/training/pyramid-functional-conference-2026-learning-that-lasts/

10/02/2026

💬 October is AAC Awareness Month!

 Communication doesn’t happen in just one place, during one activity, or in one way. This October, we’re celebrating the many ways AAC supports communication across the day and across settings.

Throughout the month, we’ll share practical strategies, real-world examples, free resources, and stories highlighting communication, connection, participation, safety, and independence at home, school, work, and in the community. 🌎

We’ll also bring many of these ideas together on October 20 at our virtual Pyramid FUNctional Conference: Learning That Lasts, exploring communication across the lifespan and the people, environments, and strategies that help skills carry over and last.

Follow along throughout October as we celebrate AAC and the many ways we can support effective, independent communication, today, tomorrow & beyond. 💬