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"I am here to make a difference for my people. I hope that you listen to what I have to say. I want people like you to stop judging me." Tres Whitlock

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Because I Stood With Henry

2016-11-10T10:11:48-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Amy Sequenzia, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, activist, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, communication, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, Life for Lief, National Center on Inclusive Education, NCIE, NCIE Summer Institute, presume competence, typing|

Because I stood with Henry I am happier today and you should too. Henry not only got his rights, he proved that presumption of competence should be the default for every student.

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Untitled

2016-11-10T10:11:48-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, General, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic self advocate, cerebral palsy, communication, cross disability, cross-dsability, presume competence, self-advocate, typing|

This is not directed at anyone in particular. It is about several people I’ve met throughout my life. I sometimes need to remind myself that being me means following my own agenda and not pleasing the ones who will not be part of my story.

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Ariane Zurcher: Non-Speaking Autistic Woman Writes Book

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Around the Web, Articles, Assistive Technology, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: AAC, Adult Autistic, adults with autism, all disabilities, Ariane Zurcher, ASD, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, autism, Autism Books, Autism Non-Speaking, Autism Role Models, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic Adults, Barb Rentenbach, books, Books About Autism, Books On Autism, communication, Emma's Hope Book, Facilitated-Communication, Healthy Living New, Healthy Living News, Huffington Post, I Might Be You, Life With Autism, Living With Autism, non-speaking, Nonverbal Communication, supported typing, typing|

Barb Rentenbach's funny, poignant and beautiful must-read book, I Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection, is now available as an audiobook.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Stand Up for Inclusion

2016-11-10T10:11:54-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Around the Web, Autism, Events, General, Inclusion|Tags: AAC, acceptance, advocacy, all disabilities, April, ASAN, autism, autism acceptance, Autism Society of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Women's Network, autistic, CARD, cerebral palsy, communication, developmental disabilities, Disability, down syndrome, Gerardine Wurzburg, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, Larry Bissonette, Mary Schuh, non verbal, non-speaking, Ollibean, Ollibean Art for Change, self-advocacy, self-advocates, special needs, Tampa, Tampa Theatre, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, The National Center on Inclusive Education, The New York Yankees, Tracy Thresher, typing, University of South Florida, USF, Wretches & Jabberers|

Presented and discussed will be the importance of inclusion and friendship for youth with disabilities. The cast and of the acclaimed feature documentary, Wretches & Jabberers will be joined by The National Center on Inclusive Education’s Mary Schuh, PhD, and Tampa advocate, 13 year old, Henry Frost.

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April and Autism Acceptance at Tampa Theatre

2016-11-10T10:11:54-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Autism, Editor's Picks, Entertainment, Events, General, Inclusive Education, Media Representation, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Foundation|Tags: AAC, acceptance, advocacy, all disabilities, April, ASAN, autism, autism acceptance, Autism Society of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Women's Network, autistic, CARD, cerebral palsy, communication, developmental disabilities, Disability, disability in the media, down syndrome, Gerardine Wurzburg, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, Larry Bissonette, Mary Schuh, media representation, non verbal, non-speaking, Ollibean, Ollibean Art for Change, self-advocacy, self-advocates, special needs, Tampa, Tampa Theatre, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, The National Center on Inclusive Education, The New York Yankees, Tracy Thresher, typing, University of South Florida, USF, Wretches & Jabberers|

Get your advocacy on. April and Autism Acceptance is in Tampa. The rock stars of disability advocacy- Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette- are back.

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Ollibean Art for Change at USF: April. Autism. Advocacy. Acceptance.

2016-11-10T10:11:54-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Autism, Entertainment, Events, Inclusive Education, Ollibean Foundation|Tags: AAC, acceptance, advocacy, all disabilities, April, autism, autism acceptance, Autism Society of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Women's Network, autistic, CARD, cerebral palsy, communication, developmental disabilities, Disability, disability in the media, down syndrome, Gerardine Wurzburg, Harvey Lavoy, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, Larry Bissonette, Mary Schuh, media representation, non verbal, non-speaking, Ollibean Art for Change, Pascal Cheng, self-advocacy, self-advocates, special needs, Tampa, Tampa Theatre, The National Center on Inclusive Education, Tracy Thresher, typing, University of South Florida, USF, Wretches & Jabberers|

A day of inclusive education, community acceptance, and self-advocacy at USF with Academy Award Winning Director and Stars of the Acclaimed Documentary Wretches & Jabberers, NCIE's Mary Schuh, PhD, and Tampa advocate Henry Frost. CARD (The Center for Autism and Related Disorders) at the University of South Florida) will host at USF's Marshall Hall.

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Ido In Autismland

2016-11-10T10:11:59-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Assistive Technology, Editor's Picks, General, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, autism, autism resource, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, communication, cross disability, developmental disabilities, Ido in Autismland, ipad, presume competence, Rapid Prompting Method, resource, RPM, typing|

We love Ido In Autismland, a blog by Ido a young autistic advocate who types to communicate.

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It is About Respect

2016-11-10T10:12:00-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, General, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, ableism, advocacy, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, autistic, cross disability, inclusion. respect, neurodiveristy, non-speaking, presume competence, self-advocate, typing|

Respect for one another is one basic quality if we want to have meaningful conversations and relationships with other human beings. The ableism that disabled people experience is a form of disrespect.

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Bureaucrats

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, empathy, epilepsy, friendship, Ollibean Think Tank, poetry, seizures, self-advocacy, self-advocate, Think Tank, typing|

You look at me But you don’t see me You

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My Civil Rights

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Henry Frost, Inclusive Education|Tags: advocacy, all disabilitiies, autism spectrum dsorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, civil rights, communication, cross disability, Disability, disability rights, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County School District, human rights, I STAND WITH HENRY, IDEA, IEP, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Martin Luther King, self-advocate, typing|

Inclusion, Martin Luther King, Jr, The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and education.

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Amy Sequenzia : Friendship and Respect

Amy Sequenzia : Friendship and Respect

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, General, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, empathy, epilepsy, friendship, Ollibean Think Tank, poetry, seizures, self-advocacy, self-advocate, Think Tank, typing|

It is a mistaken idea that we, autistics, lack empathy. It is also a myth that we are not social. My friends and I, we understand and respect differences. And we understand that we all have a lot to contribute, in a diversity of manners.

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Amy Sequenzia: “Storm”

2016-11-10T10:12:07-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, General, Lifestyle, Medical, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, epilepsy, Ollibean Think Tank, poetry, seizures, self-advocacy, self-advocate, Think Tank, typing|

"Storm" a poem by autistic self-advocate Amy Sequenzia.

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Change Leader Questionairre: Richard Attfield

Change Leader Questionairre: Richard Attfield

2016-11-10T10:12:08-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, autism, Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Change Leader, Change Leader Questionairre, FC, Ollibean Change Leader, Ollibean Change Leaders, presume competence, Richard Attfield, typing|

Change you would you like to see in your lifetime? "The end of discrimination towards children/people with disability labels. And the human right of communication implemented fairly. " Richard Attfield

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Utterly Mark : A Vermonter with autism makes his inner voice heard through film

2012-04-19T18:37:05-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental disabilities, Emily Anderson, film, I Am in Here: A View of My Daily Life With Good Suggestions for Improvement From My Intelligent Mind, Mark Utter, non-verbal, Pascal Cheng, screenplay, typing, Vermont|

Mark Utter sits at a computer keyboard with a broad,

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MyVoice AAC

2013-12-30T18:14:26-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, Aphasia, APP, apps, apraxia, Ataxia, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, communication, cross disability, down syndrome, Dysarthria, hearing impairment, muscular dystrophies, My Voice, non verbal, non-speaking, rare or undiagnosed disorders, resource, speech, spinal muscular atrophy, stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, typing|

MyVoice is a new app, available for Apple and Android

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Communicate with Me | Savarese

2012-04-10T06:59:18-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, D.J. Savarese, Disability Studies, self-advocacy, typing|

Last year Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN wanted to talk

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On To College : Autism Research Institute

2012-02-28T17:37:39-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, college, DJ Savarese, nonspeaking, Oberlin, self-advocacy, typing|

I want to live where I feel safe and free

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Ralph James Savarese | essayist, poet, scholar, and activist

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cross disability, D.J. Savarese, FC, Ralph James Savarese, Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption, resource, resource we love, resources, typing|

Ralph James Savarese is the author of Reasonable People: A

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Carly Fleischman on 20/20

2016-11-10T10:12:25-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Assistive Technology, General, Video|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, Augmentative Communication, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Carly Fleischmann, Carly's Voice, communication, developmental disabilities, non verbal, non-speaking, presume competence, self-advocacy, typing|

Carly Fleischmann, on 20/20 in 2009. Carly is diagnosed with autism and types to communicate. She is an incredibly intelligent self-advocate who is helping change how the world sees people who communicate differently. We are huge fans! Please check out her website for more information http://carlysvoice.com.

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