It’s finally here! Disability Awareness Month has started and there are plenty of opportunities for you to get involved! . Each March, Disability Awareness Month is celebrated throughout Indiana and this year marks the 21st year of the celebration. Adults and children with disabilities represent slightly more than 19 percent of Indiana’s population making disability awareness […]
Posts in the Conferences and Events category:
EVENT: Sensory Friendly Screening of Gnomeo and Juliet
What: A sensory friendly showing of Touchstone Pictures’ Gnomeo and Juliet presented by Goodrich Quality Theaters. When: Saturday, March 5 at 10am Where: Hamilton 16 IMAX in Noblesville, IN. Who Should Attend: Families with children who have special needs. The “Lights Up, Sound Down. Lights Up, Sound Down” event gives families with children who have […]
VSA Presents an Opportunity for Artists with Disabilities
VSA Arts (Very Special Arts), the international organization on arts and disabilities, is calling for submissions from artists with disabilities for the upcoming exhibition, Shift. The inspiration for this exhibition is the belief that every life contains moments of change. Shift seeks to investigate those moments that alter the direction of a person’s path and create a new […]
Prentke Romich Company (PRC) Assistive Technology Training
There is a need within the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for professionals to advocate for and outline curriculum for the systematic development of language with children using AAC strategies. The Pixon Project was conducted in order to provide just such a curriculum. Over a two year period, the Pixon Project Kit was […]
EVENT: Sensory Friendly Presentation of The Green Hornet 2D
What: A sensory friendly showing of The Green Hornet 2D presented by Goodrich Quality Theaters. When: Saturday, February 5 at 10am Where: Hamilton 16 IMAX in Noblesville, IN. Who Should Attend: Families with children who have special needs. The “Lights Up, Sound Down. Lights Up, Sound Down” event gives families with children who have special […]
Speech for Accessibility Solutions at ATIA Orlando 2011: HumanWare Selects Acapela Group as its Voice Partner
ATIA 2011, ORLANDO, Florida, January 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — HumanWare, the leading provider of intuitive and intelligent solutions for sight impaired users, will integrate text to speech solutions from Acapela Group, the Voice expert, to deliver highly natural speech, in up to 30 languages and 50 voices. More than any other users, people suffering from disabilities are facing […]