Fwd: Webinar on Inclusion March 23, 2010

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From: Saraf@...To: sList@...Sent: 3/20/2010 10:16:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight TimeSubj: Fwd: Webinar on Inclusion March 23, 2010

From: sicilekira@...To: valeriesaraf@...Sent: 3/20/2010 7:31:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight TimeSubj: Webinar on Inclusion March 23, 2010

Hi Val, please can you post this? Thanks

How are you doing?

We are moving my mom to LA on Monday, so busy packing and helping her get used to it.

I'll be back Tuesday afternoon for webinar in the evening.

Webinar: Providing Literacy Opportunities to Students with Autism

For those who are not aware, once a month I moderate webinars for momsfightingautism.com. It's a great resource because I interview all kinds of experts working in the field of autism and you can send in your own questions to be answered. You can listen in for free live the night of; after that you can download it for a fee by that organization.

Tuesday March 23 at 6:00-8:00 PST, my guest is Brady, MA-EdSP, ATS. is an Inclusion Specialist and Assistive Technology Specialist who strives to include those with the most severe disabilities in general education classrooms. She has been working for the past 7 years on including those who have autism and are nonverbal in the general education classroom environment, advocating and emphasizing literacy opportunities through the use of Assistive Technology. is actually my son's inclusion specialist, so I can personally attest to her talents. Life has been much easier for me in terms of my son's education and inclusion in the general education population. We had a willing school and wonderful staff, but having 's expertise in there has made my son's experience so much more effective. The topic of the webinar is Successful Inclusion: Providing Literacy Opportunities to Students with Autism. More things to know about : has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies and Sociology from UC Santa Barbara, and a Masters Degree in Special Education from Chapman University. ’s agency, S.T.A.R. – Supported Typing and Autism Resources, is located in Laguna Hills, CA and teaches those who are unable to communicate verbally an alternative communication strategy using Assistive Technology.

Also, this week, my latest book 41 Things to Know About Autism is being published by , just in time for April - Autism Awareness Month. I wrote this book for the parents who wanted a book to hand their relatives and neighbors so they could 'get' what they are living though. It's a small book and a quick read, great for spreading community awareness.

http://www.chantalsicile-kira.com/books/41-things-to-know-about-autism/

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