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Colts’ Joe Reitz to Attend Next Celebration on April 19
Joe Rietz, a player for the Indianapolis Colts since 2011, is scheduled to attend Saved By Typing’s next monthly Celebration of Communication, on Saturday, April 19 at 4:00 PM. We are very excited and appreciative that Joe will take time out of his busy schedule to support our group, but that is par for the…
Read MoreSupport the Fight for Disabled to Achieve a Better Life Experience
Sara Wolff is a remarkable woman whose future is in jeopardy due to archaic Federal laws that limit a disabled person’s earnings by jeopardizing their Medicaid and Social Security support. The 31 year-old from Moscow, Pennsylvania, whose mom died unexpectedly last year, works two jobs, is a board member of the National Down Syndrome Society…
Read MoreHigh Schooler With Down Syndrome Hits Four 3-Pointers; Leads Off ESPN SportsCenter Broadcast
There’s not much more we can say about this video than what ESPN posted on its website, other than it just shows that there are people with disabilities everywhere that are much more capable than most people imagine. Nice going, Kevin! High Schooler With Down Syndrome Hits 3-Pointers Kevin Grow, an 18-year-old with down syndrome,…
Read MoreTyper John Smyth has Essay Posted on Science Fiction Blog
Our own John Smyth had one of his essays, Are we fundamentally good or evil?, posted on Sci-Fi Bloggers.com, a blog normally dedicated to all things science fiction. As blog editor D. Alexander said in his introduction, “There are times when we are sent something written by a fan of the site, or someone simply…
Read MoreSkype Video Conferencing Technology Expands Autistic Typers’ World
On Friday afternoon, January 24, 2014, an extraordinary event occurred when a 21st Century technology helped expand the world a bit for four people affected by autism that struggle daily to communicate and find acceptance in the “normal” world. For the first time, nonverbal autistic typers Todd Washburne, age 47, Joe Kelly, almost 19, Josh…
Read MoreHow to Join a Skype Video Conference Call
Skype, the popular internet-based company, helps to make the world a little bit smaller with their free (or, in some case, inexpensive) phone and video call service that gives people across the country and around the world the ability to communicate with each other easily and economically. Recently, Saved By Typing hosted a Skype Video…
Read MoreMusic Therapy: Treatment for Autism and Neurological / Physical Disorders
Music Therapy (MT) has been proven as an effective treatment for a variety of neurological and physical disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, asthma, and ASDs. One example of its effectiveness is former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, whose recovery treatment employed MT to help her regain her speech after surviving a bullet wound to her brain. The press…
Read MoreBook Review: We’ve Been Here All Along: Autistics Over 35 Speak Out in Poetry and Prose
We’ve Been Here All Along: Autistics Over 35 Speak Out in Poetry and Prose, a new anthology published in September of 2012, showcases the work of autistic writers throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The book is available as a download for Kindle on Amazon.com. 5-Star Reviews for We’ve Been Here…
Read MoreAutistic Typer’s Poetry Reviewed by Bestselling Author Don Mann
John Smyth is a nonverbal autistic who, until recently, had no ability to communicate with anyone – parents, doctors, educators, siblings. As with many similarly afflicted individuals, John, a highly intelligent young man, was diagnosed as having a 3 year old’s mind and warehoused by his local school system in “life-skills” training until he was…
Read MoreTypers Hold Panel Discussion After Screening of Wretches & Jabberers
This past Sunday afternoon, a screening of Gerardine Wurzburg’s movie Wretches & Jabbers was held at the Brownsburg Public Libarary. The movie, released in 2011, is about the international efforts of Tracy Tresher and Larry Bisonnette to promote supported typing as a method of communication for nonverbal autistic individuals, as well as to connect with…
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