Disabilities – AAC Community

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Featured Speakers at ACES December 9 & 16, 2021

Join us on December 9 & 16 at 2:00 PM EST! Augmentative Communication Empowerment & Supports (ACES) is pleased to share Donnie TC Denome and Cole Sorensen as guest speakers presenting on “Good Communication, Good Relationships, Good Sex: Communication Tips…

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ACES: Let’s Talk About Sex

Augmentative Communication Empowerment & Supports (ACES) is pleased to announce the AAC and Me Virtual Learning Series. This topic is Let’s Talk About Sex! Join us for a 6-week virtual learning series for AAC users. Learn and talk about sexuality,…

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College & AAC

AAC users can be found in many professional fields. They may be writers, physicists, computer scientists, or social workers. Some of these areas require a college education. We invited Mark Steidl to share with us some of the strategies he…

TechOWLPa.org is live!

Do you live in Pennsylvania and need technology to help you lead your life? The Assistive Technology programs at the Institute on Disabilities have a new website. It is now easier to find out about all the services, including the…

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AAC and Vision Impairment

Sometimes we assume that someone who is blind or has low vision, won’t be able to access and use AAC. This is not true. There are ways to make AAC accessible for those who can’t rely on their sight for…

Why What You Do Is So Important

On January 8th, 2018, National Public Radio’s Joe Shapiro presented the first segment in a series, “Abused and Betrayed”, discussing issues surrounding sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities. Individuals with ID are seven times more likely to suffer from…

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A Few of My Favorite Things

These are a few of my favorite (soon to arrive) things! I have just ordered oodles of socks from a business started by a young man with Down Syndrome. John’s Crazy Socks is a father-son venture inspired by John Lee…

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Featured Speakers at ACES December 9 & 16, 2021

ACES: Let’s Talk About Sex

College & AAC

TechOWLPa.org is live!

AAC and Vision Impairment

Why What You Do Is So Important

A Few of My Favorite Things

Introduction

Tag: Disabilities