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Career > Advancement
Building Professional Networks When Traditional Networking Doesn't Work
...pressure. For many adults with disabilities, especially those who are neurodivergent or have anxiety, sensory processing differences, or speech and communication challenges, this assumption excludes them from the start. The advice isn't wrong for the people it was written for. It's simply not written for...
Career > Skills Training
Navigating the Path to a Rewarding Career in Skills Training
...succeed in a job or career. This could include things like computer skills, communication techniques, or specialized knowledge for a certain field. Many skills...career. This could include things like computer skills, communication techniques, or specialized knowledge for a certain field. Many skills training programs...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Augmentative and Alternative Communication: The Voice of Success for Your Child
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) leads many children to success...written notes and other universal communication methods. AAC (sometimes called...AAC (sometimes called assistive communication, or AT) devices feature realistic-sounding...control reliably, or use eye-gaze techniques. Using AAC does not preclude speech...
Education > Tutoring
The Voice of Success For Your Child
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) leads many children to success in school...eye contact, written notes and other universal communication methods. AAC devices feature realistic- sounding...part they can control reliably, or use eye-gaze techniques. Use of AAC does not preclude speech development,...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...Interaction Therapy. You Google it. The phrase sounds vague, another parenting technique promising to fix behavior through "connection" and "communication." PCIT...parenting technique promising to fix behavior through "connection" and "communication." PCIT isn't that. It's a structured, evidence-based protocol where a...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
The Puzzle of Autism
...right-brain development, which results in the delayed communication, relational, and connection skills. Also, there...other single remedy currently available. The technique is called neurofeedback. It involves measuring...behavior." This is a straightforward conditioning technique, a kind of exercise for the brain. The brain...
Therapies > Speech
Speech and Language Pathology
...focuses on areas of communication that include, but are...alternatives to verbal communication, and auditory comprehension...with language and communicative output. Improving and...Improving and increasing communication skills often reduce...learning skills. If communication is viewed as behavior,...therapist has a different technique and the personality...
Career > Accommodations
Sign Language Interpreters and Communication Accommodations for Deaf Employees
...knows you'll need communication access. What they're...provide effective communication for employees with...employees, that means communication access. The key word...for your specific communication need, not just exist...that's not effective communication. Effective communication...communication. Effective communication accommodations include:...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...perform tasks they couldn't do otherwise or makes those tasks easier. It includes mobility devices like wheelchairs, walkers, and adaptive bikes; communication devices including AAC systems and tablets with specialized software; positioning equipment such as standers and adaptive seating; plus orthotics,...
News > Advocacy
Congress Just Reintroduced a Bill That Would Require Streaming Services and Video Apps to Work Better for People with Disabilities. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility...law governing accessibility of communication and video technologies. The bill...hard-of-hearing, blind, or have communication disabilities. What Changed Since...law, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA),...
News > Technology
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...matching people with mobility equipment, augmentative and alternative communication devices, and adaptive technology based on their specific needs. That...assessment of the person's current abilities and challenges with mobility, communication, or daily activities Trial periods with multiple devices to test real-world...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
Planning Inclusive Birthday Parties and Community Events
Pre-event communication and sensory-friendly setups across birthday parties, sports gatherings, holiday celebrations, and school events.