My Life, My Choices: Giving Individuals the Choices They Need for Self-Empowerment and Independence Summit
Thursday, September 19, 2013 – 9:00 am to 3:15 pm
Allegany College, Continuing Education Building, Cumberland Campus 12401 Willowbrook Rd., Cumberland, MD 21502
Click to download the Word flier or PDF flier for complete information. Registration is required to ensure sufficient materials are present, and the deadline to register is August 30.
Engineering the environment to facilitate communication and choice-making involves providing visual supports along with augmentative/alternative communication opportunities to facilitate the development of language and choice making. This summit will focus on how to design and set up multiple environments to support these skills. Selection of various communication methods from low tech to high tech will be explored.
Participates will learn how to:
- Identify visual supports needed to support and facilitate the development of communication and choice making. Low tech and digital formats will be demonstrated.
- Set up the environment to support the development of communication and choice making.
- Select appropriate communication types (photos, black lined drawings, apps as speech generating devices, or dedicated augmentative/alternative communication)
- Learn about funding sources for augmentative communication, including Maryland Medicaid.
- View a selection of available tools both handmade and commercially available.
All participates will receive a simple communication tool to assist individuals with disabilities when communicating personal and medical needs.
Registration: Summit is FREE of charge but your pre-registration is required to assure we have sufficient materials. Register on line www.atlastinc.org or call toll free 1-866-9ATLAST. Lunch is on your own and can be conveniently purchased at the Student Union. A variety of CEU applications have been submitted through the college. Certificates will be available following the event. Direct questions to: atco_opsales@msn.com.
