Past Workshops & Presentations
| 2006 |
January 24, 2006 Tinley Park, IL Starnet Workshop, Infinitec Southwest Literacy for Young Children with Autism
January 25, 2006 Tinley Park, IL Starnet Workshop, Infinitec Southwest Autism and Literacy
January 26, 2006 Wood Dale, IL Wood Dale School District #7 Autism and Literacy
January 27, 2006 Schaumburg, IL District 54 Admin Center/Boardroom Autism and Literacy
March 27, 2006 Topeka, KS Assistive Technology Conference for Kansas State Autism and AAC for Young Children
March 28, 2006 Topeka, KS Assistive Technology Conference for Kansas State Autism and Literacy
May 12, 2006 Columbus, OH The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities (OCALI) Conference AAC, Literacy, and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
June 7 - 8, 2006 Hagerstown, MD Washington County Public Schools Teaching Students with Autism
October 18, 2006 Minneapolis, MN Closing the Gap |
| 2004 | January 27, 2004 Montgomery County Schools, Carl Sandburg Schools AAC, Literacy and Autism
March 3, 2004 Children's Hospital, Norfolk, VA AAC and Literacy for Children with Autism
March 13, 2004 Long Island, New York Topic and location to be determined
August 16, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio Embassy Suites Hotel Cleveland-Beachwood AAC and Autism: Research to Practice
December 3, 2004 The Hilton New York New York City, New York Literacy and Autism |
| 2003 |
January 9-10, 2003
April 9-10, 2003
April 29, 2003
June 23-27, 2003 St. Mary's County Public Schools Summer Autism Training
July 7-11, 2003 Frederick County Public Schools Summer Autism Training
August 21, 2003 Maryland Special Schools Consortium Towson University, Towson, MD AAC for Positive Behavior Support
September 25, 2003 Hagerstown, MD AAC and Autism for Positive Behavior Support (through the MD AT COOP)
October 2, 2003 Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Birmingham, Alabama Engaging Children with Autism: Four AAC Strategies
October 14, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota Closing the Gap, Preconference Workshop Autism and AAC: Research to Practice Across the Life Span
October 16, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota Closing the Gap More AAC for Positive Behavior Support
October 31, 2003 Bowie, Maryland C. Elizabeth Rieg Special School AAC for Positive Behavior Support
November 21, 2003 Svolen, Slovakia The 4th Central European Conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication Engaging Students with Autism Using AAC
November 22, 2003 Svolen, Slovakia The 4th Central European Conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication An Overview of AAC and Autism
December 5, 2003 New York City, New York AAC and Autism in the Big Apple
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| 2002 | June 16-17, 2002 Elizabeth Rieg Center, Bowie, MD (Prince George's County) June 24-25, 2002 Maryland AT COOP, Savage, Maryland July 16-17, 2002 St. Mary's County Department of Special Education August 10, 2002 ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative & Alternative Communications) Odense, Denmark AAC Powered Classrooms for Children with Autism August 21, 2002 Prince George's County Infants and Toddlers Programs The Morning Circle Book: Models of visual, hands-on activities for children with autism September 19, 2002 Maryland AT COOP AAC for Positive Behavior Support October, 2002 (date to be announced) Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference (SEAC) Birmingham, Alabama October 23, 2002 |
| 2001 | November
17, 2001. American Speech and Hearing Association, New
Orleans, LA. Systems Change in AAC July 20, 2001. AAC in the Mountains, Park City, UT. AAC for Positive Behavior Support June 26, 2001. St. Mary's County Department of Special Education. AAC and Autism: The Literacy-Communication Connection April 24, 2001. Make and Take: Maryland Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, MD. AAC and Autism: Research, Protocols and Tools |
| 2000 | January,
2000. Ohio SERCC Center Autism and AAC: Research Rationale and Practical Strategies Data Collection and AAC for Students with Autism |
| 1999 | Amsterdam, Netherlands Dec. 28-30: Language Strategies
for Children with Autism Autism and AAC: Research Rationale and Practical Strategies Data Collection and AAC for Students with Autism |
| ElPaso TX, Nov. 11-12: Make and Take Technology tools for students with autism | |
| 1998 | Manila,
Philippines: Bridges Foundation for Children with Disabilities CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disorders), and Department of Pediatrics, University of Philippines, Philippine General Hospital. Eight day workshop and seminar on augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism and developmental disabilities |
| 1995 | "Parent - Professional Partnerships for Non-Verbal
Children and Children with Autism" Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early Childhood International Conference, Orlando, Florida. |
| "Practitioner-Family Collaboration in Language
Intervention for Children with Autism" Autism Society of America Annual Conference Greensboro, NC. |
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| "Natural Aided Language Stimulation" Research Presentation, The Johns Hopkins University Spring Seminar Series. |
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| Workshop
on Aided Language Stimulation and inclusion: Virginia Commonwealth University Early Childhood Technology Center, Richmond, VA. |
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| "Engineering your home environment for communication
for your child with autism" Parent Workshop: Central Virginia Autism Society |
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| 1994 | "Thematic Curricular Units" (the development
and implementation of inter-disciplinary units to promote
inclusion while addressing basic IEP goals) "How-to" Presentation, Montgomery County Schools, Program for Students with Mental Retardation. (Summer and Fall, 1994) |
| "Generating common languages-Coping with family
stress" Workshop presentation -Maryland Augmentative Communication Association, 1994 Conference. . |
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| "Aided
Language Stimulation and Inclusion" Workshop presentation -Maryland Speech and Hearing Association: |
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| "Creating Common languages for kids with autism
and their peers: bells, boards, and bonding" Presentation at the Autism Society of America National Conference: |
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| 1993 | "How-to/Hands-on" presentation on Aided Language
Stimulation Montgomery County Schools Summer in service for teachers of students with mental retardation |
| "Using
Pictureboards to include special students in the regular
curriculum" Summer Seminar series. Workshop -Maryland State Department of Education and The Johns Hopkins University |
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| "Pictureboards and letterboards for inclusion
and interaction" Workshop presentation- Maryland Augmentative Communication Association |
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| 1992 | "Counseling paradigms for families of individuals
with autism and other communication challenges" Presentation at Medical College of Virginia and Virginia Department of Mental Retardation |
| "Theoretical counseling paradigms for non-verbal
children" "Integration and inclusion with wordboards,
pictureboards and letterboards" Workshop presentation- Maryland Augmentative Communication Association |
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| Different and Special: A story of autism and inclusion Video sponsor- middle school student video production. (2nd place winner in county student video contest) |
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| 1988 | "The
Arts and individuals with autism" Presentation at international symposium, Bittersweet Farms: A viable option for the 21st Century?" Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, June, 1988. A symposium on living options for individuals with severe disabilities. |
| 1988 | "Music
as a vehicle for communication in autism" Presentation at the Ohio Council for Exceptional Children |