National Conference FAQ

• Parents/Caregivers/Community Members: $300
• Professionals $385
• Professional Group Rate (3 or more from the same business) $320
• Students $270(undergraduate or graduate students studying communication disorders, audiology, hearing)
• Virtual Recordings ONLY Registration $115

• Parents/Caregivers/Community Members: $340
• Professionals $420
• Professional Group Rate (3 or more from the same business) $350
• Students $300 (undergraduate or graduate students studying communication disorders, audiology, hearing)
• Virtual Recordings ONLY Registration $125

Yes, there will be a select set of pre-recordings that will be available virtually to all In-Person Conference attendees at no additional cost. These recordings will be available beginning July 1st through August 31st. If you are unable to attend the In-Person National Conference, you may register for access to the pre-recorded sessions. The link for accessing the recordings will be sent out a couple of days prior to July 1st to everyone registered for either the in-person or the virtual conference. 

• Virtual Recordings ONLY registration $125

No. Apraxia Kids does not have the financial resources to be able to livestream sessions as they are happening. We rely on speakers to volunteer their time to provide a pre-recording of their session before the conference to make some sessions available to virtual attendees.

Yes. Conference registration is required in order to attend conference sessions and events associated with the National Conference. Your registration includes all sessions, the opening reception Thursday evening, along with breakfast and lunch Friday and Saturday. It does not include hotel and travel.

The full schedule and registration information will be available in mid March by visiting: 

https://www.apraxia-kids.org/apraxia-kids-national-conference/

Registration for the National Conference will close on June 26.  We encourage you to register at your earliest convenience as we anticipate a sell out crowd.

Yes. Seat availability for each session is limited, so all in-person attendees need to choose what sessions they want to attend. Please visit https://www.apraxia-kids.org/apraxia-kids-national-conference/ to view the conference session descriptions and presenter bios to choose sessions prior to registering once it is posted in mid March.

Registration will be open mid March. When you register, you will need to choose which sessions you will attend. Prior to registering, please look at the complete conference schedule with session descriptions and speaker bios which will be available on our website in mid March at:  https://www.apraxia-kids.org/apraxia-kids-national-conference/

Each registration is for one person. One possibility for parents/caregivers is to share one nametag. In other words, you and your partner can take turns attending sessions by trading off a shared nametag. You would not be able to attend together since an official nametag is required for each person to enter conference session rooms.

No. Meals are associated with a nametag and cannot be shared. You must have your shared nametag on in order to enter the dining area.

Yes, group rates are available! You can register for a group rate directly through the website with groups of 3 or more professionals that are within the same agency, practice, or school district. Please note that all tickets must be purchased in one transaction for the whole group. A code will be distributed to the purchaser so that each professional can go online and register themselves and sign up for sessions.

Please contact us at nationalconference@apraxia-kids.org to request a group rate for accessing the virtual recordings.

The conference registration includes your admission to the conference sessions, access to conference materials, an opening reception, and breakfast & lunch for two days. You must make and pay for your own hotel reservations and travel arrangements. 

Registration fees help pay for the costs associated with a conference of this scale, including providing necessary meeting spaces, meals for registrants, and offering the highest caliber of speakers. We have surveyed other similar conferences and our registration fees are in line with other large national conferences. Feedback from previous conferences tells us that many parents and professionals found it well worth the cost for what they had learned.

The National Conference is primarily designed to be an educational event for families and professionals.  Some families opt to bring their children. Apraxia Kids is working to offer a family fun activity on Friday after the last session with more details to come. Apraxia Kids also understands the difficulty of arranging for childcare for children with special needs, but unfortunately, children are not permitted to attend conference sessions so that parents and professionals may focus on what is being taught. The only exceptions are nursing infants under one year of age. However, if an infant begins to fuss or cry, it is expected that the caregiver will take the infant out of the conference session until they are  quiet again. Parents of infants who do not follow this guideline will be asked to leave the conference session so as not to be disruptive to others.

We recommend watching the following 3 videos to familiarize yourself with basic information and terminology that you might hear at the conference.  

• CAS 101 – Assessment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOMKXF4TMI
• CAS 101 – Definitions and Characteristics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhPDAmbjjR8
• CAS 101 – Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7yZKUsmFo0

Bring a notebook, comfortable shoes, water bottle, and sweater/jacket to wear inside the hotel. Get involved by talking to other families/professionals during meals, sign up for the SLP-Is-In Booth, or join a topic table during lunch times to meet others.

On Friday and Saturday, we will set up “topic tables” during lunch time. Each table will be marked with a sign indicating a specific topic that registrants might like to discuss. You can then choose a table and discuss the topic with others who are also interested in that particular subject. Apraxia Kids appreciates hearing any feedback you may have on sessions you would like to see at future conferences.

You will receive breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday as part of your registration.  We will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions.

The hotel information will be shared when registration opens mid March.

Unfortunately, there is not an opportunity for evaluations at our conference. You can visit our searchable  Speech-Language Pathologist Directory (https://www.apraxia-kids.org/search-directory) to find a specialist near you who could conduct an evaluation.

Prior to the conference, participants will receive an email with a link to download the handouts. It is the participant’s responsibility to bring handouts to the conference, either printed or in electronic format. Printing may not be available at the hotel, so arrangements should be made prior to traveling.

Yes. Provided participants comply with all requirements, ASHA members are eligible for Apraxia Kids to file their ASHA CEUs for attending the conference based on the sessions attended both in-person and virtually. Professionals need to provide their ASHA number during registration and will need to complete online surveys for each session attended for both in- person and online sessions. CEUs will be filed with ASHA within 45 days of the end of the conference (mid October). A Certificate of Attendance for the in-person conference will be available for those who track their own CEUs after the conference has ended. Certificates of Attendance will also be available for download when you complete the survey for each virtual session. 

It depends. All attendees of the conference will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Several professional organizations other than ASHA will accept certificates of attendance from Apraxia Kids as proof of attendance and will offer continuing education credits to its members. You will have to check with your own professional organization in order to determine if this applies to you.

If you wish to change your session choices for the conference after you have completed registration, please email nationalconference@apraxia-kids.org for assistance. If we can accommodate the session change, we will email you a confirmation. 

If you would like to be added to a waitlist for a session that is currently full, please email nationalconference@apraxia-kids.org.

The SLP-Is-In Booth provides an opportunity for parents and therapists to get advice and guidance from an apraxia specialist during scheduled times at the National Conference. Details regarding sign-up will be shared in June to all registered participants.

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Please email nationalconference@apraxia-kids.org or contact our office at 412-785-7072.

If you find that you cannot attend the conference after registering, please note our refund policy below. 

• A full refund will be provided until April 30, 2026.
• Partial Refunds will be provided May 1  –  May 31.
  • Conference registration less a $50 processing fee for all registration levels.
• No refunds will be provided after May 31, 2026. In-person registrants will receive access to the Virtual recordings.

The deadline for ordering the official 2026 National Conference T-Shirt is May 20, 2026 as part of registration. We will have a limited supply available at the in-person conference for sale if you do not order one before the May 20th deadline.