The NY Times listens to those who struggle to use their voice…
This goes out to Kara Lynn and her family. Kara Lynn is a mother. She is a mother who has ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease and struggles to use her natural voice to communicate. She is a mother to a son Aiden, who has Down Syndrome, who also struggles to use his voice to communicate. [...]
Making Voices Heard from Gordon College STILLPOINT Magazine
From Gordon College STILLPOINT Magazine:
Making Voices Heard
by Heather Smith
Samuel Sennott’s commitment to improving the lives of disabled people began with a life-changing volunteer experience. Caring for babies with cerebral palsy and adults with developmental disabilities at Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, inspired Sennott (pictured at top right), who graduated from Gordon in [...]
Thomas Ellenson Rocks Yankee Stadium
Thomas and Richard Ellenson have been heros to me since I first happened to pick up the NY Times Sunday Magazine nearly five years ago and read the article chronicling the story of Thomas’ attending kindergarten in NYC. Seeing Thomas cruising around Yankee Stadium in this ESPN special is simply awesome. Please share this terrific [...]
Lunch with Temple Grandin
Sometimes the stars/ contingencies align! Today, I had the privilege of having lunch with Temple Grandin. While I have read many of her books and followed her work for quite some time, today was the first time I was able to hear her speak. It was also terrific to show her Proloquo2Go.
Temple Grandin’s Talk
The [...]
Some Favorite Blogs
Here with the best group in the world in Richardson, Texas, we are talking about how to integrate information. Here are some ways to collect new information to integrate.
Teaching Learners with Multiple Needs http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/
Speech Language Pathology Sharing http://speechlanguagepathologysharing.blogspot.com/
Schuyler’s Monster Blog http://www.schuylersmonsterblog.com/
Teaching Every Student http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com
Teaching All Students: http://teachingall.blogspot.com
Free Resources from the Net for Special Education http://paulhami.edublogs.org
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Online Musical Instruments
In some preparations for a presentation I came upon some resources some of you may like to check out:
Online Digital Instruments are a terrific resource for motivating students in the domains of access, writing, conversation, and more.
Try scratching behind singing the ABC’s, or your phonemic awareness tongue twisters.
Handout
Online Digital Instruments.pdf
Use these for:
a break
as a [...]
ABC News in DC: iPhone App Gives Voice to Those Without
iPhone App Gives Voice to Those Without
as seen on ABC News Channel 8 Washington, DC on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Read the background story on the News Channel 8 site.
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Recognition of Proloquo2Go from the President…
…the President of The Pennsylvania State University, Graham Spanier, that is.
Penn State Board of Trustees meets; President Spanier’s remarks
Friday, July 10, 2009 12th Paragraph Down about Proloquo2Go and Samuel Sennott
Seriously, being a PhD student at The Pennsylvania State University is one of the most fantastic experiences of my life. The individuals I am surrounded by [...]
A Cub Scout and Proloquo2Go: Simple Things We Forget
Here Ryan is simply being a Cub Scout. Simple, but awesome is all I have to say! Go Ryan!
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Digital Books
I believe in good teaching, good research, and combining it with finding innovative ways to accomplish our goals. In this time of exponential possibility, getting back to basics and working from “good seed” so to speak, is always welcome. Here are some books to check out and share. Note: this is easy and fun to [...]
