Day 17
Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources
"There's a lot of space between being nonspeaking & being able to consistently meet all of our communication needs using socially expected amounts of speech"
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when upset, Emojis,
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Text reads: OUR NEURODIVERSITY AFFIRMING ADVENT CALENDAR
SHARING SOME OF
THE BEST COMMUNITY RESOURCES OF 2024, Autistic Communication
"Languages of Love" WITH LOVE FROM LISA CHAPMAN @COMMONSENSESLT & HELEN EDGAR @AUTISTICREALMSImage of penguins holding signs saying:
Giving space
to others
when upset, Emojis,
texting,
voice notes, Body doubling, Info-dumping
about. our
passions, image of emojis.
Text reads: OUR NEURODIVERSITY AFFIRMING ADVENT CALENDAR
SHARING SOME OF
THE BEST COMMUNITY RESOURCES OF 2024, Autistic Communication
"Languages of Love" WITH LOVE FROM LISA CHAPMAN @COMMONSENSESLT & HELEN EDGAR @AUTISTICREALMS
Join us on Monday, December 9 at 7:00PM EST for an ISAAC-Canada webinar on “Communication Matters: Education for First Responders” presented by Brett Adam, Aynsley Allen, Amy McDougal, Stacey McRuer, and George Whelan.
Out of My Mind is out now on Disney . This adaptation of the bestselling novel shares Melody's experience and perspective with Assistive Technology. Have you seen it already? What were your favorite moments?
ALT Disney original movie press release vertical image of “Out Of My Mind”. Melody, a girl with cerebral palsy who uses Assistive Technology, is on the right side of the image sitting in her wheelchair with her hands up.
Our colleagues Alyssa and Lily will be at @ASHAWeb 2024 in Seattle, presenting the Visionary session “Supporting Gestalt Language Processors to Keep Scripting”. Join them to learn about benefits and methods to support communication for Gestalt Language Processors.
ALT AssistiveWare logo top left corner. Profile pictures with name descriptions for Alyssa Hillary Zisk and Lily Konya. Text reads ASHA convention; Supporting Gestalt language processors to keep scripting. Calendar icon with the date, time, and location: Dec 6, 2024; 12:00pm PST; Seattle, WA.
Join our colleagues Rachel and Erin at @ASHAWeb 2024 in Seattle, where they’ll present several different open-source tools and strategies for assessing emergent communication skills. We hope to see you at the convention!
ALT AssistiveWare logo top left. Rachel and Erin featured alongside text of their upcoming session at ASHA 2024. Text reads “ASHA Convention; Re-thinking Language Assessment; Collaboration to Measure Progress of Emergent Communicators; Dec 6, 2024 8:00am PST; Seattle, WA
ALT slide with text that reads, Exemplary AAC SLPs Supporting Children who use AAC in Meaningful Interactions Danielle Nader, Ph.D, CCC-SLP ISAAC 2024 October 29, 2024
“I #voted to make our voices count... Make all our lives count: #VOTE!!!!!” – CommunicationFIRST Co-Founder and Policy Director Bob Williams
[Image: AAC user Bob Williams happily poses with his mail-in ballot for the presidential election. A graphic of four hands holding up “VOTE” signs overlaps with Bob’s photo, as does the star section of an American flag.]
ALT AAC user Bob Williams happily poses with his mail-in ballot for the presidential election. A graphic of four hands holding up “VOTE” signs overlaps with Bob’s photo, as does the star section of an American flag.
Final call! Today is your last chance to get 50% off our AAC apps, which support daily communication for children, teens, and adults. #AACAwarenessMonth
Provide robust, comprehensive AAC as soon as you identify a communication need. If you think a skill is key to using AAC, find fun ways to teach it using AAC. #AAC#nonspeaking#AssistiveTech#SLP
ALT Confetti and a silver balloon in the shape of the number 5 with the text, “5 years! And 5 reflections on CommunicationFIRST in honor of our birthday!”
It's #AACAwarenessMonth.
Our award-winning #AAC apps are 50% off today through October 16th.
ALT 50% off now! October 9 through 16 A row of the 5 AssistiveWare AAC apps on discount The AssistiveWare logo appears on the bottom left and the words AAC Awareness Month is in the bottom right
Last week, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), delivered our 2024 Report: "Advancing Independence and Community Integration Through High-Quality Home and Community Based Services.”
Read more: acl.gov/sites/default/files/…
ALT Four tiled photos positioned above white text on a blue background that reads, “Advancing Independence and Community Integration for All: Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Through High-Quality Home and Community Based Services.”
ALT The CommunicationFIRST logo with a photo of Ricardo and Donna Thornton, a Black man and a white woman happily waving, and another photo of a smiling Bob Williams, an older white man. Text reads: “𝘚𝘦𝘦 𝘜𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘜𝘴. Film Screening and Chat with Bob Williams and Forest Haven Survivors Ricardo and Donna Thornton. October 15, 2024, 2-3:30 pm ET.”
ALT A photograph of a man and a teenager playing with a toy outdoors. Both are smiling and sitting near a tree. The teen has a pink iPad case propped up in front of them and then are looking directly at the iPad. The man is looking at the teenager. They both seem engaged in a shared fun activity.
ALT NWACS 2024 Donor Spotlight. AssistiveWare. Thank you to AssistiveWare for generously donating items in support of #NWACS2024! Register today: bit.ly/nwacs2024