Events

Building Community & Raising Awareness

Take a look at where Heart Speak Journeys has been, and will be in the future!

Camp Corbett for All

Heart Speak Journeys and Eloise Koehler, Corbett’s mom, teamed up to create Camp Corbett for All, where kids who use AAC, and the people who love them, come together to learn how to understand each other. When camp ends, they’re confident talking one-on-one. That opens the door to real play and authentic friendships, without a parent interpreting or a grown-up running the show. Based on the original Camp Corbett, this community-based AAC immersion model transforms the child’s communication community into “AAC ambassadors” in the child’s home, school, and neighborhood.

Camp Corbett for All received funding for three pilot camps in the Portland Metro through June 2027.  We are ever so grateful for the generous support of the James R. Kuse Family Foundation, the fiscal sponsorship of Community Vision, and Make-A-Wish Oregon, who granted a wish to bring the original Camp Corbett to life.

Salida Farmer’s Market

Saturdays from 8 am to 12 pm

June through October

Alpine Park: Salida, CO

Come and meet Heart Speak Journeys at the Salida Farmer’s Market! Learn more about AAC, Authorship for All, and purchase Imagination by Heart Storybooks.

Closing the Gap

Heart Speak Journeys and Eloise Grout Koehler plan to present A Community-Based AAC Immersion Model at Closing the Gap on October 22, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. We are honored and excited to share our findings from the original Camp Corbett, as well as the Camp Corbett for All pilot program.

Closing the Gap is an annual national assistive technology (AT) conference attended by AT/AAC users, family members and caregivers, educators, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical providers, and community advocates from around the world.

Colorado Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) Conference

Heart Speak Journeys and Eloise Grout Koehler plan to present A Community-Based AAC Immersion Model at the annual Colorado Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) Conference on October 3rd, 2026 in Thorton, CO. We are honored and excited to share our findings from the original Camp Corbett, as well as the Camp Corbett for All pilot program.

The Colorado Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) is a professional association of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of communication, swallowing, and hearing disorders. The annual CSHA conference supports the continuing education, advocacy, and networking of SLPs and Audiologists in the state of Colorado.