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Syracuse Autism Conference: Behavior is Communicative… But There Is More to Say than “I Am Mad”

Co-hosted by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disabilities, the Autism Summer Institute is an annual conference that brings together FC typers, parents, facilitators/trainers, and educators for an educational and engaging journey, with workshops, presentations, panels and more. Our previous post in…

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Syracuse University’s 2014 Autism Summer Institute Program Information – Registration Now Open

Each year, the Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) and The National Center on Inclusive Education at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Institute on Disability co-sponsors the Autism Summer Institute in collaboration with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). The annual Summer Institute is an educational and engaging journey, with…

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Autism Support Groups: Speak Out! / How People with Autism Achieve Independent Communication; Syracuse Summer Conference 2012

Our previous post in the 2012 ICI Autism Summer Institute series, Autism Support Groups: Practicing Message-Passing Skills In FC; Syracuse University Summer Conference 2012, discussed discussed the importance of facilitated communication (FC) users developing the ability to convey unknown information to another person via supported typing. Co-hosted by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on…

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Autism Support Groups: Practicing Message-Passing Skills In FC; Syracuse University Summer Conference 2012

Our previous post in the 2012 ICI Autism Summer Institute series, ICI Autism Summer Institute Workshop: Research in Facilitated Communication: Shifting from “If” to “How”, discussed research projects focused on Facilitated Communication. Co-hosted by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disabilities, the Autism…

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ICI Autism Summer Institute Workshop: Research in Facilitated Communication: Shifting from “If” to “How”

Our previous post in the 2012 ICI Autism Summer Institute series, ICI Autism Summer Institute: Introduction to Facilitated Communication – Learning the Basics, featured the opening presentation of the conference, which was hosted by typers Larry Bissonnette and Tracy Thresher, who were featured in the documentary film Wretches & Jabberers, and Master Trainers Pascal Cheng,…

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ICI Autism Summer Institute: Workshops Overview

In our last post, ICI Autism Summer Institute: Training and Information for FC Typers, Parents, Trainers and Educators, we presented an outline of the Keynote presentations and workshops that took place at the 2012 Autism Summer Institute, co-hosted by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion and the University of New Hampshire…

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