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Nov 11 FEAT Conference |
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Thursday, 27 October 2005 |
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Louisville is hosting a Northern Speech Services, Inc. National Rehabilitation Services conference, "Children with Autism Who Have Apraxia of Speech". This conference will feature Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC-SLP and Tamara S. Kasper, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCaBA. It will be held at Baptist Hospital East, 4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207 on Friday, November 11, 2005 from 7:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
This program explores the unique needs of children with autism who also have apraxia of speech. In some cases, these children may be unable to speak or have difficulty executing the oral-motor movements necessary to produce isolated phonemes. Other children may produce an adequate repertoire of consonants and vowels in isolation, but may not be able to coordinate the motor movements necessary to produce and combine these units to form syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. Others may attempt to vocally communicate, but may be unintelligible speakers.
This clinical program will focus on the evaluation and treatment of children with apraxia of speech. Kaufman's hierarchy of shaping word approximations toward functional vocabulary and language will be presented. Methods for systematically shaping vocalizations through use of the procedures developed by Nancy Kaufman will be discussed and demonstrated. Adaptation of these procedures for children with autism and apraxia will be discussed and demonstrated. Focus will be placed on manipulation of teaching variables that will maintain learner motivation and cooperation during speech production training across different language functions.
This program is offered for 0.7 CEUs, (Intermediate level: Professional area).
Registration fees (includes handout materials and refreshments, lunch is not included):
Individual: $175.00
Group: $155.00 each (price per person when 2 or more are registering at the same time)
Five or more: $135.00 (price per person when 5 or more are registering at the same time)
Parent: $105.00 (spouse or other family member add $50.00, no CEUs)
Register early, space is limited. If registering less than two weeks prior to the seminar, and additional $20.00 will be charged.
To register visit www.nss-nrs.com and click on CE Seminars. You can also register by phone 888-337-3866; fax 888-696-9655; or mail, NSS-NRS, P.O. Box 1247, Gaylord, MI 49734. For more information or a conference brochure, contact Janet Pope, 502-241-0809 or
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For more information about Nancy Kaufman, visit http://www.kidspeech.com/.
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Nov 3 Biomedical Support Group of Northern Kentucky |
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
Biomedical Support Group of Northern Kentucky
Our First Monthly Meeting
Thursday November 3, 2005
Begins at 7:00pm
Meeting will be held on the First Thursday of the month
Location: Sensory Learning Center of NKY
2149 Chamber Center Drive
Ft. Mitchell, KY
Phone: 859-344-8181
The purpose of this group is to share information on successful
biomedical treatments, support one another through the process of
recovering our children, and raise awareness of the effectiveness of
biomedical treatments and autism through out the Greater
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.
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Nov 14 Vocational Rehabilitation seeks public vision |
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
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November 14 @ 4pm 1055 Industry Road
Education
Cabinet
Contact: Jason Jones (502) 564-4440
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Vocational Rehabilitation seeks public's vision for future
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2005) - The Kentucky Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation (OVR) has scheduled two-hour "Visioning Forums" for
comments on the services it provides to people with disabilities. The
visioning forums schedule follows. (All times local)
- Louisville: 4 p.m., Nov. 7; Center for Accessible Living, 305 W. Broadway, Suite 200
- Lexington: 4 p.m., Nov. 14; Central KY Job Center, Auditorium, 1055 Industry Road
- Florence: 4 p.m., Nov. 28; OVR Office, Conference Room, 8020 Veterans Memorial Drive
- Hazard: 4 p.m., Nov. 29; Hazard Community College, 1 Community College Drive, South Highway 15, First Federal Center, Room 228
- Madisonville: 4 p.m., Dec. 5; Madisonville Community College, John Gray Bldg, Room 341, 2000 College Drive
- Bowling Green: 4 p.m., Dec. 6; OVR Office, 955 Fairview Ave., Suite 100
Kentuckians who are unable to attend a forum may send comments in any
format (written, taped, phone call, etc.) to Allison Jessee at 209 St
Clair St., Frankfort, KY 40601 or call 800-372-7172 (Voice/TTY)
by February 1, 2005. If reasonable accommodations are needed for
participation at the forum, please call Veeta Erwin at 1-800-372-7172
(Voice/TTY) at least one week prior to the forum you wish to attend.
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, an agency of the
Education Cabinet's Department for Workforce Investment, assists
Kentuckians with disabilities to achieve gainful employment and
independence. For more information about services, call the office toll
free at 1-800-372-7172 or at 1-888-420-9874 (TDD) or visit the OVR Web
site at www.ovr.ky.gov.
The Kentucky Education Cabinet coordinates learning programs from P-16
and manages and supports training and employment functions in the
Department for Workforce Investment. For more information about our
programs, visit www.educationcabinet.ky.gov or www.workforce.ky.gov, or
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Nov 7 Meeting with Special Ed Director |
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Friday, 30 September 2005 |
Our October meeting would fall on Halloween, so it will instead be held on Monday, November 7.
Fayette County's new Special Education Director will share "A Vision for Special Education in Fayette County."
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Oct 7,8 Rally in Washington |
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Friday, 30 September 2005 |
The Autism Community needs YOUR help!
Showing up is half the battle.
- If you are a parent, relative or friend of the autism community we need your help.
- If you read David Kirby's book, Evidence of
Harm, and felt outrage at the lack of government assistance to
suffering children, we need your help.
- If your child has benefited in any way
biomedically or legally through the advocacy of others, we need your
help.
- If you are angry that the Combating Autism
bill gives $560 million to the CDC to count our children AGAIN yet only
$30 million a year to be split among 10 autism centers to study
toxicology, gastroenterology, immunology, genetics, neurobiology and
endocrinology BEGINNING JULY 2008, then we need your help.
- If you felt like your pediatrician is
clueless to help you with your child's needs because his/her
pediatrician community is uninformed about the biomedical needs of your
child, we need your help.
A RALLY IS BEING HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 7TH AND 8TH.
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Oct 3,10,13,20 My Child in Special Education |
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Friday, 30 September 2005 |
Free Training: My Child in Special Education
October 3, 2005
Session One: Roles, Rights, Responsibilities
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Hazelwood Elementary, 1325 Bluegrass Ave, Louisville
October 10, 2005
Session Two: School Meetings & Education Plans
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Hazelwood Elementary, 1325 Bluegrass Ave, Louisville
The entire training repeated Oct. 13 and 20th at Ujima Neighborhood Place.
October13, 2005
Session One: Roles, Rights, Responsibilities
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Ujima Neighborhood Place, 3500 Bohne Ave, DuValle Education Center Louisville
October 20, 2005
Session Two: School Meetings & Education Plans
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Ujima Neighborhood Place, 3500 Bohne Ave, DuValle Education Center Louisville
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