ICI at Syracuse University
ICI 2-Day Workshop: Supporting Communication – Developing Frameworks for Support and Learning to be a Facilitator, October 5-6
Visit the Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) at Syracuse University website The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) at Syracuse University will conduct a 2-day introductory workshop on supporting communication for nonverbal autistics. Facilitated Communication is one method used in accessing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) equipment. This two-day workshop provides the opportunity…
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 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 MoreHow are You Spending Your Summer Vacation?
Summer is here, a time to spend quality time with your family, relax, get a tan, go to an amusement park, or maybe take that long dreamed-of trip of a lifetime. We hope your having a great vacation so far. For many SBT members and families, as well as trainers, facilitators, and other professionals, it…
Read MoreRegistration for The 2016 ICI Autism Summer Institute Now Open
One of the most popular events each year for many typers and their families is the annual Autism Summer Institute conference hosted by the Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion. This year’s event will be held on Tuesday July 26 – Thursday July 28, at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel…
Read MoreICI “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…
Read MoreThe 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).…
Read MoreLaura Poorman, Facilitated Communication Trainer
Email: jlpoorrich@indianaautismcommunicationcenter.com Location: Carmel, IN (Metropolitan Indianapolis area) Phone: (317) 370-4962 Laura Poorman, or simply “Poorman” to her friends, colleagues, and clients, has been a Facilitated Typing (FC) trainer in the metropolitan Indianapolis area for more than 20 years. Her kindness, patience, insights, and understanding has had an amazing effect on the people whose lives…
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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