ICI “Focus on Practice” Fall Series Returns November 16
The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) at Syracuse University is pleased to announce the return of their monthly “Focus on Practice” sessions designed to provide technical and social support to the growing number of facilitators working with supported typers. Using a format of reflective discussion and video examples, these topic-based conversations will help you…
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Science Writer / Autism Advocate Steve Silberman on Disorder’s Forgotten History
Steve Silberman could be considered a modern-day Renaissance Man. He is an award-winning science writer whose articles have appeared in Wired, the New Yorker, the MIT Technology Review, Nature, Salon, Shambhala Sun, and many other publications. He was awarded the AAAS “Kavli Science Journalism Award for Magazine Writing.” His featured article “The Placebo Problem” discussed…
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New Study Finds Educators Taking Wrong Approach to Teaching Autistic Children
With the many advances in research, training, and social services available, 2015 may be remembered as the “Year of the Disabled.” From the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in December of 2014 to new, innovative programs like TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois and IU’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism,…
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Indiana Needs Its Own Version of TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois
Even though it is our next-door neighbor to the North, Illinois is a world apart when it comes to support for its autistic population. One of the reasons for this is TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois, the largest comprehensive statewide provider of autism services in the country. TAP collaboration of 17 agencies operate…
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One Woman’s Fight for Disabled to Achieve a Better Life Experience Succeeds
For the last year and a half, we have been following the story of Sara Wolff, a remarkable woman with Downs Syndrome whose future was in jeopardy due to archaic Federal laws that limited a disabled person’s earnings by jeopardizing their Medicaid and Social Security support. She became a one-woman lobbyist to advocate for the…
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Not All Autistics are Nonverbal, Nor All Nonverbals Autistic
As many people today understand that autism is not one thing, it can present itself in a variety of manners, with differing levels of severity, and presenting a variety of symptoms. This is why the affliction has, in the last decade or so, has been referred to by the all-encompassing term “Autistic Spectrum Disorders,” or…
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The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) Conducting New Research Study
The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) in Syracuse, NY and the Hussman Institute for Autism in Baltimore, MD are conducting a collaborative analysis of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) of students with intellectual and developmental disability labels, including autism, who have complex communication needs and use, or may benefit from, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).…
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Autistic Self Advocacy Network: Action for the Disability Rights Movement
One of Saved By Typing’s main tenets is that autistic individualss, both verbal and nonverbal, have the same rights to a good education and social services as anyone else, that school systems need to act from a principle of presumed competence, and that, in order to achieve these goals, they may need to approach and…
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ABLE Act Becomes Law with Unprecedented Congressional Support
After an eight-year uphill battle, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (H.R. 647/S. 313) became law on December 17, 2014 when it was passed by the Senate with a vote of 76-16. The bill had been approved by the House of Representatives (404-17) on December 3rd. No other bill before the 113th Congress…
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A Solution to Provide Nonverbal Autistics with Gen Ed School Credits
By John Smyth, © 2015 Education Overview The number of nonverbal autistics is growing [1 in 68 children; 1 in 42 boys]. The professional organizations consider them incompetent and deny them a general education. The parents spend time and resources fighting for their child’s rights, usually without success. The public schools are: Not equipped to…
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Talk about a good memory… Elephants ain’t got nothing on autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire!
[dt_divider style=”thick” /] About Artist Stephen Wiltshire https://www.facebook.com/OMGParadisePage/photos/a.229022883787475.58100.225933684096395/443809962308765/?type=1 Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. He has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, accurate representations of cities, sometimes after having only observed them briefly. He was awarded an MBE for services to the art world in 2006. He studied Fine…
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Register Here for September 19 Celebration of Communication
September 19 is our next Celebration and we hope you can make it to celebrate so many getting a voice this year! Please join us at the next monthly gathering of typers on September 19 at 4:00 PM for lots of fun, learning, friendship, and free food for all. Join us at Insight Consulting, 7830 Johnson Road,…
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The Path to Independence: Introduction to Facilitated Communication
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao Tzu, 6th Century B.C. For thousands of children and adults on the Autism Disorder Spectrum (ADS), the ability to talk or communicate has been disrupted, or virtually eliminated in many cases, by the neurological disorder that affects 1 in every 68 children in…
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Growing Old While Our Children are Growing Up
Bushy Van Eck resides in Springs South Africa. His native language is Afrikaans but you will see his English is quite exquisite. In addition, he is a member of Mensa (the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world). After 25 years of personal research, Bushy brings forth a fascinating interpretation of Our Universe.…
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Supporting Communication through Arts, Advocacy, Education, and now, New Technology
The autistic community has been using technology to vastly improve the ability of people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to communicate with the outside world for a number of years. iPhones, iPads, and other AAC tech has made it far easier for nonverbal typers to express themselves. And now, technology is ready to take…
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