Facilitated Communication Training Program, Part 2: Foundations Training – Saturday, July 15, 2017
Program | Registration Information | Location Our first of eight FC Training Workshops, an Introduction to Facilitated Communication/Supported Typing on June 17 was a big success. To those of you who attended, thank you for your support. We are pleased to announce that our next workshop in the series, Foundations Training, will take place on…
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In Memorium: Nancy Baughman
In Memorium It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Laura Poorman’s mother Nancy Baughman on Friday, May 26, 2017. In addition to Laura, she is survived by her husband David, her children Mike Baughman and Lisa Beck, grandchildren Mark, Bethany, Morgan, Natalie, Chelsea, Amanda, great grandchild Patrick, brothers Hershel Sandlin, David Sandlin,…
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Introduction to Facilitated Communication/Supported Typing Facilitator Training Rescheduled to June 17, 2017
Program | Registration | Location Due to unforeseen circumstances, the June 3rd training has been rescheduled to June 17, 2017. We apologize for any inconvenience. We are pleased to announce that Saved By Typing will be hosting the first of a new 9-part series of Facilitated Communication (FC) training programs in Central Indiana, an Introduction…
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Adriana Smith, Typer
In February of 2016, 16 year old Adriana Smith and her brother Noah found their voices with the help of Saved ByTyping. They transferred to Hamilton Southeastern High School in March 2017, after previously attending schools in Plainfield, Avon, Damar Charter Academy and Brakensdale (England). Both teens will be representing Sharonsweb Autism Foundation (www.sharonsweb.com) by…
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Noah Smith, Typer
In February of 2016, 18 year old Noah Smith found his voices with the help of Saved ByTyping. He and his sister Adriana transferred to Hamilton Southeastern High School in March 2017, after previously attending schools in Plainfield, Avon, Damar Charter Academy and Brakensdale (England). Both teens will be representing Sharonsweb Autism Foundation (www.sharonsweb.com) by…
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ACCEPTS, Inc.: FC Support and Advocacy for North Florida and Southeast ASD Community
As members of the extended Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community, we’ve all heard the statistics. As of 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children have some form of ASD. One symptom of these disorders is the inability to speak or communicate, with as many as 25% of…
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Writing Contest Winner Disqualified By Odd Fellows Because He is Autistic
This story about how Autism Acceptance still has a long way to go was brought to our attention by our good friend Casey DePriest from Optimal Rhythms, Inc./Access Academy in Evansville. It seems that a young man named Niko Boskovic submitted an essay to a national writing contest held by the Odd Fellows, a national…
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Matt Hayes’ Documentary “My Voice” Silenced in Central Indiana
A few years ago, we wrote about a remarkable young man named Matthew Hayes who has been autistic since birth and started typing at a very young age, which surprised everyone because he was thought to be mentally retarded and could not think normally. Matt’s journey from silence to the discovery of his “voice” through…
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Wellspring Guild: Employing Best Practice Standards for Facilitated Communication Training and Support
Facilitated Communication (FC,) also known as Supported Typing (ST) is, put simply, a technique in which physical, communication, and emotional support is provided by a facilitator to an individual with a communication disorder (communicator). Facilitated Communication Training (FCT) is a strategy within the methods of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) where the facilitator provides a…
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2017 Midwest Autism Summer Institute: Advocating for Access – June 22 and 23
For many of us, Summer Vacation includes a trip East to attend the Syracuse University Institute on Communication & Inclusion‘s Autism Summer Institute. This year, however, the ICI will not be hosting a conference on the East Coast. Instead, they will join forces with the University of Northern Iowa for the 2017 Midwest Summer Institute:…
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SBT’s Next Celebration of Communication is Saturday April 15, 2017
REGISTER for Our Next Celebration of Communication on Saturday, April 15, 2017 We are pleased to announce that our next Celebration of Communication which will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 4:00 PM. Please join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month for our Celebration of Communication. These informal gatherings provide a…
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Nonverbal Autistic’s Brother Shows Support by “Racing for a Voice”
Joey and Clayton Tharpe are loving brothers. Unfortunately, as much as he wanted to, for 27 years Clayton was unable to tell his brother that he loved him. The reason for this is that Clayton has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that made him unable to speak or communicate in any effective way with his…
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3rd Annual Rethinking Autism Conference Returns April 20-21, 2017
Click to Scroll Down to Event & Registration Details After last years highly successful event, Optimal Rhythms, Inc. / ACCESS Academy will host the 3rd Annual Rethinking Autism Conference this April, which is National Autism Awareness Month, an initiative created to “promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person…
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March Supported Typing Coaching Workshop & Typers’ Training Cancelled
The Coaching Workshop & Typers’ Training on March 3 – 5 Has Been Cancelled Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have cancelled the Supported Typing Coaching Workshop & Typers’ Training scheduled for March 3 – 5, 2017. If you registered with a credit card, refunds will automatically be made to your card in the next few…
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