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Parents' Corner Celebrates 3rd Birthday!
The monthly Parents' Corner column began its fourth year in July 2007. This popular resource at the AAC Institute web site offers information that is valued by families of individuals who use AAC. The Parents' Corner area of the site also provides entry into the AAC Parents discussion group. This resource is available only to parents and has become an active and valuable resource. If you are or know parents of individuals who use AAC, please do them the favor of making them aware of both Parents' Corner and the AAC Parents discussion group.
October 1st is AAC Day!USSAAC, the United States Chapter of ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication), has designated October 1st as AAC Day. In an effort to keep things simple for the inaugural event, USSAAC has provided a model for schools to work from. 1) Follow a 20 minute lesson plan where all students discuss a topic using a light tech communication board or any means other than their voice. 2) Have individuals who use AAC take a leadership role during the session. 3) Have the students visually express their thoughts after the session. Include the use of artwork, writing, or other media which can be shared with others around the world. 4) Publicize the event in your community. For more information about the event or if you want to sign up to be a participating school, please contact Tom Reed, Manager of USSAAC's International AAC Awareness Committee at
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Correspondingly, ISAAC has designated October as International AAC Awareness Month. Sarah Lever (
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i-CREATe 2008The 2nd International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology will be held May 13-15, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event will showcase and enhance the rapidly growing interest in technology for people with disabilities in that region of the world. Additional information can be found at http://www.start-centre.com/i-create2008/index.php. CEUs are available to attendees through the AAC Institute at no cost.
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KSHA's 2007 Fall WorkshopThe Kentucky Speech Hearing and Language Association will hold its annual workshop on Saturday, September 22, 2007 from 9:30 - 4:30 EST. The workshop, "Auditory Processing Disorders, Among Other Things," will be presented by Norma Hogan, M.A., CCC-A/SLP, FAAA and will be telecast to eight campuses across the Commonwealth.To register, go to www.kysha.org and click on the blinking "Fall Workshop" icon at the top of the page.
Norma Hogan, M.A.-CCC A/SLP FAAA, has been a presence among Audiologists and SLPs in Kentucky for three decades, and a leader in addressing issues affecting the effective, efficient, delivery of services.
Home-Based Jobs for Americans with DisabilitiesNational Telecommuting Institute (NTI) is a unique educational/job-matching organization pioneering the development of telework jobs for Americans with disabilities. NTI prepares qualified individuals with disabilities primarily for work as customer service representatives, but also as technical support agents and medical transcriptionists. Equipped with voice and computer connections, NTI employees have provided service for customers of organizations and companies such as the Internal Revenue Service and AAA Roadside Assistance.
NTI is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation, incorporated in Massachusetts. For more information visit: www.nticentral.org.
New Book Offers Latest Thinking, Best Practices, and Blueprint on Quality of LifeA new book from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) explains the quality of life concept to human service professionals and demonstrates how to reframe organizations, services, and mindsets in going forward.
Quality of Life for People with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities: Applications Across Individuals, Communities, and Systems by Robert L. Schalock, James F. Gardner, and Valerie J. Bradley combines the best properties of textbook and handbook for the intellectual disability field. To read a chapter excerpt or to purchase Quality of Life, visit http://bookstore.aaidd.org. |
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