Events
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…
Read MoreIntroduction 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…
Read More2017 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:…
Read MoreSBT’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…
Read MoreNonverbal 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…
Read More3rd 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…
Read MoreMarch 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…
Read MoreInstitute on Communication & Inclusion 2017 Events Update
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:…
Read MoreMasgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Tactile Integration Training Course Comes to Carmel, IN, September 16-17, 2016
This past April, Saved By Typing was pleased to host a visit from Svetlana Masgutova, Ph.D., founder of the Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute (SMEI,) when she brought her Masgutova Method®, a comprehensive set of programs that focus on motor reflex and sensory system integration, to Central Indiana. The weekend included 30-minute individual assessments by Dr.…
Read More“Life, Animated” – A Remarkable Story About Alternative Communication Comes to the Big Screen in Indianapolis
As the ABC News story, ‘Life, Animated’ Parents Describe How Animated Characters Helped Son With Autism Connect (Jun 29, 2016) reports, “Owen Suskind’s world came to a halt in 1993. The toddler stopped talking, showing affection and engaging in the world around him.” When his parents Ron and Cornelia took him to a doctor, they…
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