August 2012 - The Joy of Autism - The Network of Care

Awesome Anthony and Autistic Contribution

I think Anthony is awesome. I think that as autistic people age, it is wonderful that they can have assistants to enable them to participate in employment, college, university and like Anthony, starting a business. I think that as parents, Anthony can...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 5:50 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, Contributions to Society

Barriers to Information and Communication Technology

ICT = Information and Communication Technology School is fast approaching and some autistic children get access to inclusive schools and others do not. One of the barriers to inclusion is access to technology and other supports that can enable and autistic...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 6:11 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Autism and Learning, Inclusion, Discrimination, communication, Law, Ableism

How Can Our Autistic Children Participate?

“Our job isn’t to figure out if a student should be participapting. Our job is to figure out how a student should be participating.” This is a line from Paula Kluth’s DVD, author of You’re Going to Love This Kid. I’ve...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 11:10 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and Learning, Uncategorized, Inclusion, Acceptance, Travel, school, Books

Paralympic Hopes

I am excited to hear the Paralympics is a sell-out. Here in Canada, there is a lot of coverage on CBC. Despite my recent thoughts on Inclusion and the Olympics under “one umbrella,” I will watch how this coverage may contribute to inclusion...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 5:48 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Inclusion, Acceptance, Inspiration

A Mother’s Notes From The Ghetto

Like many of you, I watched the closing of the Olympic ceremonies. In this post, I weave today’s notes from the ghetto about the Olympics, a book, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a waiting room this past week, Sports Illustrated lay limp...

Published Sun, Aug 12 2012 10:58 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Critical Disability Studies, Inclusion, Discrimination, Acceptance, Book Reviews, Advocacy, Parenting, Politics, Media, Ableism, Abuse, Disability History

iPads, notepads and a note about teaching methods

Adam’s iPad wasn’t working for a few hours over the weekend. It has been also phasing in and out — photos disappear then reappear. He uses his camera for his Pictello stories. Meet a non verbal person — autistic or otherwise, and...

Published Tue, Aug 07 2012 10:28 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and Learning, communication, Computing/iPad

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