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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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreGrowing 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.…
Read MoreAuthentic John’s First Book Soon to be Released
Saved By Typing’s own “Authentic John” Smyth is just about ready to publish his first book, “From Autism’s Tomb.” In it, John reveals life secrets from the profound Silence that holds us all. These secrets shape every person’s reality and potential. Yet most of humanity is unaware of them because of the depths of isolation…
Read MoreChanges to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Policies Reduce Autistics’ Access to Therapy
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Indiana’s largest health insurer plans to make additional cuts to its coverage for autism therapies, including steep cuts to services implemented in 2001, when the state became the first in the U.S. to require health insurers to cover autism therapy in a meaningful way. After an initial strong start…
Read MoreMore Members of Congress Co-Sponsor and Support the ABLE Act
In our last update about the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313), we reported that Senator Mitch McConnell joined the growing list of cosponsors on March 14, 2014. Since then, one new senator and 19 House members have joined the fight. Two of them, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Paul Ryan…
Read MoreFacilitated Communication Typers Receive HS Academic Letter
John Smyth, the son of SBT’s Program Director Jim, recently received an Academic Letter from his high school in Brownsburg, IN. Letters were given to all students who earned a 3.8 average or higher for the first three grading periods of the school year. John, a non-verbal autistic, began typing in December of 2010, at…
Read MoreA Thank You Letter To Joe Reitz From His Fans At Saved By Typing
On Saturday April 19, typers, their family, and other attendees showed up at Saved By Typing’s monthly Celebration of Communication in Colts blue to honor the event’s special guest, Joe Reitz, #76, offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts. Joe was an immediate hit with the often shy typers, many of them diehard Colts fans who…
Read MoreFacilitated Communication Training Conference, Day Two
After a great first day of Saved By Typing’s Facilitated Communication Master Trainer Training Conference on Saturday, everyone was eager to get back to it for the second session on Sunday, where typers and facilitators could start to practice the principles they learned from Marilyn Chadwick, Harvey Lavoy and Tracy Thresher. After breaking up into…
Read MoreFacilitated Communication Training Conference, Day One
More than 80 typers, family members, and facilitators attended Saved By Typing’s first Training the Trainer Conference in Central Indiana on April 26 and 27, 2014. Training, which was supported by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI,) was conducted by Master Trainers Marilyn Chadwick, Harvey Lavoy, and Tracy Thresher. The…
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