February: Jewish Disability Awareness Month
– In celebration of Jewish Disability Awareness Month, here are some great examples of visual supports and AAC from the Gateways program. –
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Moms Who Make the Sun Come Out
Rainy days and movies go together like peanut butter and jelly. We had a dreary afternoon the other day and it seemed like we would never see the sun again. I settled in to watch a documentary that I’d bookmarked awhile ago but couldn’t quite bring myself to watch. Refrigerator Mothers is a look back to the 1950’s-60’s at the devastating experience that families of children with autism had during an era when medical professionals attributed the cause of ASD to poor mothering. It follows the stories of several American mothers and their adult children who were challenged by autism but traumatized by the professionals whose help they sought. – Surely we know better than this, right? One would thank that we’d never again blame families for causing a disability. And one would be wrong, as this article from the Huffington Post points out. The Bruno Bettelheim era is... [Read More...]
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Because Sometimes You Just Need a Little 'Pick-Me-Up'
Some days, no matter how hard you’ve worked, there seems to more to do. Some days, no matter how great your intentions, things just don’t work out as planned. On those days, we just have to lift each other up. Elgar, this one’s for you. And for all the Sigur Ros devotees.
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AAC on Stage
We can’t resist sharing this video, posted by Communication Matters, the UK chapter of ISAAC. There have been many Cinderella remakes, but this is our favorite. And they did it with only one rehearsal. Hollywood would love to know your secret! –
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Tagged With: SGD
Are You AACtually Listening?
Multimodal communicators don’t get much cuter than this! Direct Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlp0R3NxaxU
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Communication Matters
In this feature, we hope to post a video of interest to the AAC community. For our first video, we feature The Power of Communication produced by Communication Matters, the UK Chapter of the International Society for AAC (ISAAC). While the content may not be new information to many of the graduate students, clinicians, or educators perusing this site, it may be something you want to bookmark for the purpose of educating families and colleagues. Enjoy!
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Tagged With: communication matters