2009 - 2018
Research staff, Teaching staff for special tasks at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, School I - School of Educational and Social Sciences, Institute of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation, Team of Pedagogy and didactics for intellectual development impairments

• Planning and realisation of courses
• Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses
• Participation in research
• Collaboration in the Outpatient Clinic for ReHabilitation - Counselling Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Counselling at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Collaboration in the Counselling Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication network Weser-Ems

Studies

1999 - 2004 
University of Cologne, degree: Diplom-Heilpädagogin

• Specialisation: Education for the mentally handicapped
• Compulsory elective subject: Early intervention
• Compulsory elective subject: Movement therapy and movement education

Occupations

Hephata Diakonie e.V., Schwalmstadt, project staff, educational staff

• Planning, concept development and implementation of a day centre for people on the autism spectrum
• Advice on the educational and conceptual development of the day centre
• Designing the NAVI WfbM group for people with so-called challenging behaviours
• Setting up and leading a working group to implement standards for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and plain language in the centre

2005 
Curative education day care centre of Lebenshilfe Koblenz e.V., Koblenz, educational assistant

2001-2003 
Autism Therapy Centre Cologne, student project group member (long-term internship) as part of a leisure group for young people on the autism spectrum

2001-2003 
Familienentlastender Dienst (FED) der Lebenshilfe OV Köln e.V., employee

Speaker activities

2011 
Landes-Caritasverband für Oldenburg e.V., further training on the topic: "Augmentative and Alternative Communication in everyday life"

2010 
Landes-Caritasverband für Oldenburg e.V., further training on the topic: "Augmentative and Alternative Communication in facilities for the disabled"

2010 
Martinsclub Bremen e.V., advisor as part of the certificate course on dealing with aggressive behaviour, topic: "It doesn't work without ..." - Challenging behaviour and communication

2009 
UK-Netzwerk Weser-Ems, advisor as part of the basic course on diagnostics and support in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, topics: "Selected diagnostic procedures in AAC" and "Non-electronic communication aids"

2009 
DRK Wesermünde e.V., advanced training on the topic: "Fundamentals of Augmentative and Alternative Communication"

2009 
Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg, advisor as part of the further education course "Certified Specialist Educator for Augmentative and Alternative Communication", topic: "Augmentative and Alternative Communication in large inpatient facilities for the disabled"

2008 
Hephata Diakonie E.V., teaching on the training programme "Certified specialist for employment and vocational support in WfbM" on the topic: "Communication with people with disabilities - Augmentative and Alternative Communication and easy language"

2007 - 2008 
Hephata Academy for Social Academic Appointments, regular teaching activities on the subject of Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Board activity

Since 2011 
ISAAC - Gesellschaft für Unterstützte Kommunikation e.V. - German Speaking Countries (GSC): Board member, area of responsibility: finances

2010 - 2011 
ISAAC - Gesellschaft für Unterstützte Kommunikation e.V. - Region Nord: Board member

Active memberships

• iassid - International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
• ISAAC - Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication e.V.
• KUBUS e.V., Association for the Promotion of Culture, Education and Social Participation for People with and without Disabilities
• Verein zur Förderung der pädagogischen Rehabilitation und sozialen Integration von Menschen in Risikolagen e.V. (Association for the Promotion of Educational Rehabilitation and Social Integration of People at Risk)

Mischo, Susanne (2010): Community inclusion of AAC-users with intellectual disability in leisure activities. In: ISAAC (ed.): Conference Proceedings, 14th Biennal Conference of ISAAC, Barcelona, 1396 - 1998 (ISBN number: 978-0-9684186-9-7)

Mischo, Susanne (2011): No inclusion without communication - AAC in the context of inclusive education. In: Lernen Konkret, 1/2011, 2-7

Erdélyi, Andrea & Mischo, Susanne (2011): There you are speechless ...! Theoretical foundations and practical perspectives on augmentative and alternative communication with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. In: Journal for Curative Education 4/2011, 143-153

Mischo, Susanne (2011): AAC in the context of inclusion. In: Lütje-Klose, Birgit / Langer, Marie-Therese / Serke, Björn / Urban, Melanie (eds.) (2011): Inclusion in educational institutions - A challenge for curative and special education. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, 298-304

Mischo, Susanne (2011): Supported communication in the community. In: Bollmeier, Henrike; Hallbauer, Angela; Hüning-Meier, Monika & Rieker, Kathrin (eds.) (2011): UK inklusive - Teilhabe durch Unterstützte Kommunikation. Karlsruhe: von Loeper, 47-58

Benetz, Jutta; Erdélyi, Andrea & Mischo, Susanne (2011): Participation for ALL?! - Concept for the nationwide establishment of counselling centres in school, pre-school, extracurricular and after-school facilities and services in Lower Saxony. In: Bollmeier, Henrike; Hallbauer, Angela; Hüning-Meier, Monika & Rieker, Kathrin (eds.) (2011): UK inklusive - Teilhabe durch Unterstützte Kommunikation. Karlsruhe: von Loeper, 468-486

Mischo, Susanne; Metzner, Hanna & Weitze, Sebastian (2012): Activities of adult AAC-users in the community. In: ISAAC (ed.): Conference Proceedings, 15th Biennial Conference of ISAAC, Pittsburgh, 1396-1398 (ISBN number: 978-0-9881 189-0-4)

Mischo, Suanne (2012): Promoting participation in the community - possibilities of AAC. In: von Loeper Literaturverlag / ISAAC - Gesellschaft für Unterstützte Kommunikation e.V. (2012): Handbook of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Karlsruhe: von Loeper, 10.076.001-10.088.001

Mischo, Susanne & Erdélyi, Andrea (2012): Augmentative and Alternative Communication and challenging behaviour. In: von Loeper Literturverlag / ISAAC-Gesellschaft für Unterstützte Kommunikation e.V. (2012): Handbook of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Karlsruhe: von Loeper, 10.066.001-10.075.001

2012
15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Organiser: ISAAC International
Location: Pittsburgh, USA
Workshop "Activities of adult AAC-users in the community".

Conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Organiser: Rotenburger Werke der Inneren Mission
Location: Rotenburg (Wümme)
Lecture "Mitsprechen können - mehr Teilhabe durch Untertützte Kommunikation"
Workshop "Partizipation untertützt kommunizierender Menschen im Alltag"

Graduation conference "Shaping the future together"
Organiser: Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Landesverband Niedersachsen e.V.
Location: Walsrode
Workshop "Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the final year Preparing pupils for optimal participation in the community with the support of AAC"

2011
47th Workshop of Lecturers in Special Needs Education in German-speaking Countries on the topic: Research Cultures in Discourse
Organiser: University of Oldenburg
Location: Oldenburg
Poster: "Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Participation in the Community - Insights into the State of Research"

11th AAC Conference
Organiser: International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication - German Speaking Countries (ISAAC e.V.)
Location: Dortmund
Workshop: "Supported communication in the community"

33rd Conference of Teachers of Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities at Universities of Applied Sciences in German Speaking Countries (KLGH)
Organiser: University of Oldenburg
Location: Oldenburg
Poster "Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Participation in the Community"

2010
Symposium "Arbeit im Sozialraum"
Organiser: Verein UN-Konventinell e.V. and 53° NORD
Location: Kassel
Workshop "Unterstützte Kommunikation in inklusiven Arbeitssettings"

46th Workshop of Lecturers in Special Needs Education in German-speaking Countries
Organiser: Bielefeld University
Location: Bielefeld
Working group contribution "Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the Context of Inclusion"

14th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Organiser: ISAAC International
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Poster "Community Inclusion of Adult AAC-users with Intellectual Disabilities in Leisure Activities"

Symposium "What does inclusion actually mean here?"
Organiser: Gemeinnützige Werkstätten Oldenburg e.V.
Location: Oldenburg
Workshop: "What does inclusion mean for our neighbourhood and our district?"

Gusztáv Bárczi University Faculty of Curative and Special Needs Education, Budapest / Hungary
Lecture as part of a collegiate exchange
Topic: "Augmentative and Alternative Communication - An Introduction"

2009
Graduation conference "Shaping the future together"
Organiser: Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Landesverband Niedersachsen e.V.
Location: Walsrode
Workshop: "Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the final year - preparing for the transition to working life"

2008 Symposium "Speaking up - language support - a topic for educator training"
Organiser: Bundesverband evangelische Ausbildungsstätten für Sozialpädagogik (BeA)
Venue: Weimar Workshop "Figurative language - language support for people with disabilities"