Posts Tagged ‘Brownsburg’
The New FC Debate, Round 3: Another “Expert” Enters the Fight
A few weeks ago, we first reported about the latest round of attacks on the efficacy of facilitated communication (FC) in the post “Join the Fight Against Attack on Nonverbal Autistics’ Right to Communicate.” after author David Auerbach published his controversial article “Facilitated Communication Is a Cult That Won’t Die,” on Slate.com. In our post,…
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 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…
Read MoreBrownsburg Screening of Documentary Rescheduled for December 8; Fishers Screening Still on November 24 at 2PM
Mother Nature has forced us to reschedule the screening of Wretches & Jabberers that was to have taken place this past Sunday, so… Please join us at the Brownsburg Public Library at the rescheduled FREE screening on Sunday, December 8 at 2:00 PM. The Fishers FREE screening (and snacks) is still scheduled for Sunday, November 24…
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