Hello: I'm a person w/ a speech articulation disorder, and writing a
book on people with communication disorders in general.  I think that
there is little lit. out there on us, and want to make our voices
heard.    I'm looking for participants to interview by Internet, phone
or in public-place in NYC.  If you are interested, contact me at
danversinmate.

Thanks

Finally a conference/family retreat in the midwest!  Learn from many
expert researchers and speakers including Dr. Sucheta Connolly and Dr.
Stephen Porges from the University of IL at Chicago Child Anxiety
Clinic.  This is a great opportunity to meet other professionals and
families who share your experience.  www.selectivemutism.org
Sorry, this sounds like a commercial!  I'm just so excited to bring
this to the midwest!
Gail

This request is courtesy of Tricia Luker on behalf of the Beach Center and
families of people with disabilities. Please feel free to share:



Dear friends:

The Beach Center on Families with Disabilities has set up discussion boards
on their Website _www.beachcenter.org_ (http://www.beachcenter.org/)
Families are  writing in with questions but no one is answering them.  So many
of you
  have a wealth of knowledge and I am hoping that you will take a few minutes
to  answer some of the questions posted by families -- and professionals.  We,
  families, have the best view of what is happening and how to make the system
  work as we live it every day.  This site is also a good place to exchange
views with other families and professionals working in the area of disability
rights.   Please help us educate the educators!  Please share  this with
others you think might be able to help.

Thanks!

Tricia



Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer  Co-Webmaster, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com (IDEA  reauthorization)


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Resources

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ADHD_Bulletin_Board/

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp

REQUEST FOR YOUR INPUT

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education  Programs
(OSEP) is preparing a long-range plan for national activities to  support
individuals with disabilities and their families. The Study Group Inc.  and the
American Institutes for Research are assisting OSEP with its planning.  We are
seeking your input to inform the development of future OSEP efforts. In  order
to
reach and engage stakeholders in a variety of roles and settings, OSEP  is
collaborating with the IDEA Partnership for a targeted distribution of the  IDEA
partners and communities of practice. In this way, we hope to use  established
networks to enhance the distribution and stimulate an active  response from
policymakers, administrations, and families and youth.

Please review the following information  about the comprehensive planning
process and then go to _http://www.edoceon.com/anonymouslogin.asp?itrId=72_
(http://www.edoceon.com/anonymouslogin.asp?itrId=72)   to provide your input. It
should take about 10 minutes. Please respond by  November 4, 2005. All responses
are anonymous. Thank you for your participation  and support.

U.S. Department of Education?s  Long-Range Comprehensive Plan for Part D
National Activities Under The  Individual?s with Disabilities Education Act of
2004

Section 681 of the Individual?s with Disabilities Act of 2004  (IDEA ?04)
requires that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) develop and  implement a
comprehensive plan for national activities authorized under subparts  2 and 3 of
Part D of IDEA ?04. The purpose of the plan is to ensure that the  activities
funded under Part D further the long-term program goals of subparts 2  and 3
and benefit children of all ages with the full range of disabilities.

Subpart 2 authorizes a range of national  activities including: personnel
preparation, technical assistance, model  demonstration projects, and
dissemination of information. Subpart 3 supports:  training, technical
assistance and
dissemination of information for children  with disabilities, parents, and
personnel, and research and application of  technology and media. The purpose of
both subparts is to improve early  intervention, education, transitional
outcomes
for children with disabilities  and their families, as well as State
education (SEA) and local education agency  (SEA) systems for children with
disabilities.

To assist in the development of the plan OSEP established a  Workgroup
comprised of approximately 40 individuals from within and outside the  U.S.
Department of Education. The Workgroup met in early October to critique and 
review
seven cross-cutting program outcomes identified by OSEP. The Workgroup,  though
a series of discussions, identified five priority investment directions  or
strategies that OSEP could employ in attaining the described outcome. We are
interested in obtaining your reaction to these priority investment directions or
  strategies. Please complete the survey by November 4, 2005.

IDEA Partnership at  NASDSE
1800 Diagonal Road,  Suite 320
Alexandria, VA  22314
Phone: 703-519-3800 (ext.  317)
Toll Free: 1-877-433-2463 (877-IDEA  INFo)
Fax:  703-519-3808
TDD:  703-519-7008
Email: _patrice.linehan@..._
(javascript:parent.ComposeTo('patrice.linehan@...');)
Website:  _www.ideapartnership.org_ (http://www.ideapartnership.org/)




Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer  Co-Webmaster, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com (IDEA  reauthorization)


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When I wrote that, I had to stop the video just before the
interviews with the two mothers, because I had to go. Now I'm
watching the rest of it. One mother said she'd been told that
autistic kids are in a group home at 25. She said: "Not my kid. That
was the first step to recovery." But you don't have to stop being
autistic to not be in a group home as an adult. You can even be
nonverbal and have severe self-care problems, self-injury,
aggression, the whole bit, without being in a group home, AND have a
decent life! A number of the contributers to
http://www.autistics.org/library - which is a compilation of
writings by autistic people - are living proof of what I said.
Oh, and that kid Matthew has a lot of autistic mannerisms. And
Spencer doesn't seem to understand the full effect of autism.
And they use the puzzle symbol, considered offensive by most
autistic people. One autistic woman described putting together a
puzzle with missing pieces, and said that finding out pieces are
missing makes the puzzle worthless for her. And rather than realise
that those aren't missing pieces, that autistic people are whole,
are wonderful AS WE ARE, they keep searching for the pieces that
they think we should have. One autistic woman proposed a rainbow
moebius strip. Rainbow for diversity, since the autism spectrum is
diverse, and a moebius strip looks like an ordinary strip, but if
you take a closer look, it has only one side, because it has a half-
twist in it. So it's not an ordinary strip. It's different. And it's
not broken, it's a well designed moebius strip.
And in part 2, they say something about a new life, a child being
born, and then say "when autism steals your child's words, steals
your child's smile, it feels like all hope is lost". But autism is
not a child-stealing monster. It is a different way of being. Your
child may be late to talk or never talk, but if given the chance,
they can communicate in their own way. Your child may not smile when
xe's happy, but xe can be happy. Xe may just show it differently.
Autism is not depression. It doesn't steal your happiness. But an
autistic person may show happiness differently, may enjoy different
things. And poor fit with society can cause depression in autistics,
like any other people.
They describe "children considered untreatable, hopeless cases" who
experience a spurt in development. Well, maybe the doctors who
described them as "hopeless cases" just don't understand how uneven
autistic development is. Even if they get no treatment,
developmental spurts can happen. You can't look at an autistic kid
and predict with certainty what they will be like as an adult or
older child.
I know of autistic adults who were considered to have "lost" their
autism, who realised they were still autistic. Donna Williams,
Temple Grandin, and many others. The central aspect of autism is not
the observable behaviours, used for diagnosis, but the thought
patterns, the way the person processes information. Some autistics
can pass for normal, but they still have the underlying brain
differences, and once they get enough self understanding and
understanding of others to notice the difference in thought pattern,
they realise they haven't stopped being autistic.
One woman said of her son: "normal speech... at three years old he
couldn't speak, at five, he came up to me and said 'Mom, do you know
that sharks are cartilagenous?'". That is very common in higher
functioning autistics, part of autism that overlaps with giftedness.
A lot of gifted kids have autistic traits, a lot of autistic people
have talents.
And they say "there is hope". Well, I agree. But not where they see
it. Not in terms of curing autism. But in terms of autistic people
succeeding, leveraging their strengths, working around their
weaknesses, so they can live a wonderful life. But curing autism is
not the answer:
"The people who gave 'hope' of a cure and the people who gave the
dismal prognoses were seen as very different by others. But to me,
they were the same... They both declared an identical view of the
world in which only people with certain innate traits were deserving
of freedom. The only difference between them was where they drew the
line. I needed someone to show me there didn't have to be a line."
Anonymous autistic adult, http://www.gettingthetruthout.org/
The same woman who described her son talking about sharks said "you
have a chance to get your child back". In response, I quote Amanda
Baggs, at http://www.autistics.us/library/more-autistic.html :
"It was also not pleasant to be talked about in front of me as if I
had died and someone else had taken my place. I was perfectly
capable of hearing this, and the implications — that I was
undesirable and inferior to people's fantasy of who I could have
been — came through loud and clear. It made me feel like an unwanted
person who had mysteriously taken the place of a real, desirable
person, or like I was being haunted by other people's fantasy-ghost
of who they wished I was. The person after I lost these skills, and
while I was losing these skills, was and is still undeniably me. I
was aware of many things people thought I was not aware of, and
being regarded by many as irrevocably damaged and inferior took its
toll."
She was talking about the times she lost skills.
They describe "repairing" the children. We are not broken normals.
We are autistic people, and we don't need "repairing". We need to be
respected, included, helped with our difficulties, recognised for
our strengths, and basically seen as the beautiful people we are,
not obscured by stereotypes.
"if you are the parent of an autistic child, know that autism is
treatable. There is hope for the future."
What kind of hope? In my opinion, the most important thing is to be
happy with your life. Any other kind of success is hollow without
happiness. And the lives stereotyped as pityful, that disabled
people lead, are not incompatible with happiness.
"never stop believing in yourself or your child"
Never stop believing that your child can find their own way to
happiness, even if it is not what you would enjoy.
--- In voices_group@yahoogroups.com, "ettinashee" <ettinasatot@f...>
wrote:
>
> Those kids they showed looked high functioning autistic. A lot of
them
> had autistic mannerisms, a couple did subtle stims there, and a
few
> seemed to have mild language processing problems.
> And despite the claim the man who interviewed them made, of
breaking
> stereotypes, he was actually reinforcing stereotypes. The idea
seemed
> to be "they couldn't do X, Y and Z if they were still autistic".
> Ettina
> --- In voices_group@yahoogroups.com, ummezahid@a... wrote:
> >
> > Click here: www.autism-recoveredchildren.com
> >
> > The best thing you can spend on your children is time.
> > http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/
> > Think Autism.
> > Think Cure.
> > http://www.mercola.com/
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

In case you don't know what FC(facilitated communication) is, it's a
method of assisting of disabled person to type. At one end, it
involves holding the person's hand into the right position for hunt-
and-peck typing and helping the person pull back after typing
(rather than pressing the same button repeatedly), the other extreme
varies from definition, from putting your hand on their shoulder or
whatever to just standing near them, providing moral support. What
seems to make it controversial is that most FC users were considered
severe/profoundly developmentally delayed prior to beginning FC, but
the typing produced shows much higher ability (in many cases
average/above average). Some people believe that severely disabled
people are routinely underestimated, others think the facilitater is
actually the one communicating. A number of studies have shown FC
users being unable to name an object their facilitater hadn't seen,
but some FC users have demonstrated knowledge the faciliater lacks,
such as a bilingual Italian-English boy with a monboligual English
facilitater successfully translating Italian to English and vice
versa. Also, some people start out with FC and progress to
independant typing or even speaking.
Ettina

Those kids they showed looked high functioning autistic. A lot of them
had autistic mannerisms, a couple did subtle stims there, and a few
seemed to have mild language processing problems.
And despite the claim the man who interviewed them made, of breaking
stereotypes, he was actually reinforcing stereotypes. The idea seemed
to be "they couldn't do X, Y and Z if they were still autistic".
Ettina
--- In voices_group@yahoogroups.com, ummezahid@a... wrote:
>
> Click here: www.autism-recoveredchildren.com
>
> The best thing you can spend on your children is time.
> http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/
> Think Autism.
> Think Cure.
> http://www.mercola.com/
>
>
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>

bless your heart & your moms!!glad she is ok!!
i couldnt imagine having to live through that either!!our church here in
rockdale housed 175 familys!!from 4 days old to 98 yrs old!!give your mom a hug
& tell her my prays are with her

voices_group@yahoogroups.com wrote:

There is 1 message in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Hurricane Rita, UPDATE
From: "voices_association"


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:31:24 -0000
From: "voices_association"
Subject: Hurricane Rita, UPDATE

Hello All!

This is an update to let you know that my mother is doing well and
is safe in Arkansas awaiting word as to when she will be able to go
back to Port Arthur. I'm so glad she is safe! It took my mother 36
hours to drive a 5 hour distance! This is why I didn't hear from
her for so long. She drove that way all by herself..whew!

If you don't already know, Rita hit Port Arthur pretty hard. We
don't know what the damage is to her home. It will be a couple of
weeks before she will be able to enter the city again (no water,
sewage, electricity...etc.). It doesn't matter, though....my mom is
safe!


Thanks for all of your well wishes and please keep the prayers
coming! As soon as my mom can go back to Port Arthur, I will be
there to help her get back on her feet.

Also, I am connecting with a couple organizations to see how VOICES
can help the children in the school districts that have been
destroyed by Katrina and now, Rita (the Gulf Coast). We're looking
at helping with school supplies (regular ed and special ed
supplies), care packages (Adopt a VOICE) and sending a truck or two
full of new toys for the holiday season.


All of this makes me thankful for life. At any moment, life can
change...just like that. I cannot imagine going through what
Katrina and Rita victims have gone through this past month.

Thanks again for all of your prayers! :)

Sincerely,


Tamara Hill, President
VOICES Association, Inc.
http://www.4voices.org








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Great news!

I hope the house is not too badly damaged.

I'll watch for updates.

Beryl


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Hello All!

This is an update to let you know that my mother is doing well and
is safe in Arkansas awaiting word as to when she will be able to go
back to Port Arthur.  I'm so glad she is safe!  It took my mother 36
hours to drive a 5 hour distance!  This is why I didn't hear from
her for so long.  She drove that way all by herself..whew!

If you don't already know, Rita hit Port Arthur pretty hard.  We
don't know what the damage is to her home.  It will be a couple of
weeks before she will be able to enter the city again (no water,
sewage, electricity...etc.).  It doesn't matter, though....my mom is
safe!


Thanks for all of your well wishes and please keep the prayers
coming!  As soon as my mom can go back to Port Arthur, I will be
there to help her get back on her feet.

Also, I am connecting with a couple organizations to see how VOICES
can help the children in the school districts that have been
destroyed by Katrina and now, Rita (the Gulf Coast).  We're looking
at helping with school supplies  (regular ed and special ed
supplies), care packages (Adopt a VOICE) and sending a truck or two
full of new toys for the holiday season.


All of this makes me thankful for life. At any moment, life can
change...just like that.  I cannot imagine going through what
Katrina and Rita victims have gone through this past month.

Thanks again for all of your prayers!  :)

Sincerely,


Tamara Hill, President
VOICES Association, Inc.
http://www.4voices.org

Tamara,

My best to you and your family. I will pray for all of you.

I'll be in touch.

Beryl


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Hello, Everyone!

The VOICES Association has planned a series of "Back to School"
events, including support meetings, lectures and a major fundraiser
for September.  These events are being postponed until October due
to a personal crisis in my family involving Hurricane Rita.

My mother is an evacuee of Hurricane Rita.  This major category 4
hurricane is set to directly hit my mother's hometown of Port
Arthur, Texas.  My mother's home is 1 block from the sea wall that
is supposed to protect Port Arthur from severe weather like
hurricanes.  It is being predicted that what happened in New Orleans
with hurricane Katrina will happen in Port Arthur.  Needless to say,
I am extremelly concerned about my mother and I have not heard from
her in 2 days.  Yesterday was the second anniversary of my father's
passing, so the timing of this is very unfortunate.  I just want to
make sure my mom is safe.  We are standing by in case I may have to
go to the Gulf Coast region.


I want to thank everyone who is e-mailing and calling me with your
support.  Thanks to all of the VOICES volunteers and professionals
that have been patient while VOICES takes this pause in activities.
We still are sending out materials to those who need them.  We are
still moving forward with the "Adopt a VOICE" fundraiser, however,
we will wait to see how many more people may need our help after
hurricane Rita hits.


Please say a prayer for my family and all of the families that will
be affected by Hurricane Rita.

God Bless You ALL!

Sincerely,

Tamara Hill, President
VOICES Association, Inc.
http://www.4voices.org

Shared with permission:

The National Association of Administrative Law Judges is having its  annual
conference in Chicago this year.  I invited Dr. Justesen of OSERS  to speak
on the proposed regulations with respect to the changes in  IDEA.  He will be
speaking October 31, at 2:30-5:00, at the Hilton  Garden Inn, 10 East Grand,
Chicago.  I have requested that the  conference planners provide a special
$50 fee for this portion of the  conference without having to register for
the full conference and that has  been agreed to.  It would be appreciated if
you could pass this on to  other  special education practitioners. For anyone
interested who cannot  attend in person, we are also arranging for a live
video conference, so that  this will be accessible to anyone.   I will
provide details for  registration in a follow up.  It should provide an
opportunity for a  productive Q&A with Dr.  Justesen.  Thank you.   Ann
Breen-Greco



Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer  Co-Webmaster, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com (IDEA  reauthorization)


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There is a new blog in town.  The Beach Center on Disability has launched a
new family blog for people wanting to share their experiences, questions and
answers with others.  The blog, launched last Friday, is designed to be user
friendly and user driven.  The beauty of the Beach Center blog site -- in
addition to the blog itself -- is the comprehensive information available on the
rest
of the site.  Bloggers will be able to use links to Beach Center research,
power point presentations, parent materials, trainer and trainee curriculums,
etc. as part of the blogging experience.  The Beach Center also has a quarterly
free e-letter.  These resources, all free, have been tremendously important to
me in my work with families.

The Beach Center blog site is at http://www.beachcenter.org/ and then click
on the link for the blog.  While you are at the site homepage, check out the
subject areas and wealth of material available to you for free.  The Beach
Center has worked very hard to marry the academic information they have
accumulated
with the life experience information residing with families.  You will be
impressed at the outcome and will become a regular Beach Center Website visitor
and blogger.  Again, all of these resources are free and accessible.

The Beach Center on Disability is affiliated with the University of Kansas
and has been providing cutting edge research and resources for families since
1988.  The Beach Center's co-directors are parents of a now-adult son who has
autism and many of the Beach Center staff likewise are parents of children with
special needs.   The Beach Center is no ivory tower nor are its occupants
elite intellectuals.  The Beach Center is real people with real research and
real
resources for real families.


Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer Co-Webmaster, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com (IDEA reauthorization)


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The U.S. Department of Education has announced proposed (draft) regulations
to implement IDEA 2004.  The official copy of these draft regs will be
published in the Federal Register (probably sometime next week), but so that the
public has as much time as possible to review these regs, the UNOFFICIAL version
has been posted below:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html

COPAA has a pdf version available on their site as well (note that the
document is over 650 pages long and cross references both current regs and the
new
statute):

http://copaa.org/pdf/ProposedIDEA2004Regs.pdf

For information on the upcoming public comment sessions or to learn how to
submit a written comment, please visit Our Children Left Behind
(http://www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com).

Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer Co-Webmaster, Our Children Left Behind
(http://www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com)


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I saw this posted on another list. I don't know anything about the group or
its founders but thought I'd pass it along FYI:

New Special Education Association Launched - The National  Association
Of
Parents With Children In Special Education  (NAPCSE)
Help for Parents with Children in Special  Education

For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, D.C./EWORLDWIRE/May 25, 2005 --- Today, a new national
association has been launched for parents of children with special
needs to  promote a
sense of community and provide a national forum for their ideas. The
National
Association of Parents with Children in Special Education (NAPCSE) has
been
established for parents who had no national organization to call their
own.
With the recent changes in the laws affecting special education, there
is a
heightened awareness of the importance of parents knowing their
children's
rights and the responsibilities of the educational programs in which
they
participate.

Under the leadership of Dr. George Giuliani and Dr. Roger  Pierangelo
(both
graduate school professors in departments of special education  and the
authors
of over 20 books on a variety of topics in the field of special
education),
NAPCSE serves the interest of parents with children in special
education by
providing the latest special education news updates, laws,  information,
resources and a forum to help them become their children's best
advocate. Also with
the Ask the Experts resource, members have the opportunity  to ask
professionals in the field very specific questions pertaining directly
to  their
children.

NAPCSE is committed to helping parents stay abreast of  current issues
that
are shaping the field of special education, and affecting  the lives of
their
children and their futures. NAPCSE also supports the highest
educational
standards, and innovation in educational research. NAPCSE works to
enhance and
build public support for high quality special education programs and
strengthens
its community through networking, research, publications, and
membership
benefits. To learn more about NAPCSE, go to _www.napcse.org_
(http://www.napcse.org/) .
HTML: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/wr/052505/12048.htm

PDF: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/pdf/052505/12048.pdf

ONLINE NEWSROOM: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/306702.htm

CONTACT:
George Giuliani
NAPCSE
1201  Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
PHONE. 800-754-4421  Ext 105
FAX. 800-424-0371
EMAIL:  contact@...



Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer Co-Webmaster, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com (IDEA reauthorization)


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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IEP_guide/links

Please join VOICES today for the 1 2 3 Talk! Live Internet Broadcast!


Today's Theme:  Speech Development in Infants and Toddlers

Topics will include:

The Importance of Getting Involved

Talk to Tamara:  Why are we kicking toddlers out of preschool?

Resources on the Web - Learn about communication development in your
infant or toddler!


Join Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson for an informative hour of talk,
music and fun!  IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE!

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST:
http://www.live365.com/stations/ourvoices4kids?play

SEND AN INSTANT MESSAGE DURING THE BROADCAST THROUGH YAHOO MESSENGER!

JUST SEND MESSAGE TO "OurVoices4Kids"

Thanks so much

Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson
VOICES Association, Inc.

Click here: www.autism-recoveredchildren.com

The best thing you can spend on your children is time.
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/
Think Autism.
Think Cure.
http://www.mercola.com/


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could you tell us a little more about him
----- Original Message -----
From: "emanrosen" <emanrosen@...>
To: <voices_group@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:53 PM
Subject: [voices_group] son just diagnosed with a language disorder


> my one and a half year old was just diagnosed...anyone with similar
> experiences?
> EHR
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I was unable to open the press release but had some questions about it

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DEBORAH JILL CHITESTER M.S.,CCC/SLP
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
Second Language, Literacy & Learning Connection, LLC
    -Attaining Success for Second Language Learners-
Web Site: www.SLLLC.org
E-mail: djcslp@...
732-398-1796(Tel/Fax),  732-642-5118 (cell)
Confidentiality Notice: This transmission may contain information that is
privileged,
confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not
the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution, or use of the information contained herein including any reliance
thereon is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error,
please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety,
whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you.
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: voices_association
   To: voices_group@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 6:50 PM
   Subject: [voices_group] VOICES Launches Speech and Language TV!


   VOICES Recognizes Better Hearing and Speech Month with the Launch of
   Speech and Language Television and Radio Show

   INGLEWOOD, Calif. - May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As part of
   Better
   Hearing and Speech Month in May, the VOICES Association
   (www.4voices.org) is highlighting its Media Outreach Program with
   the
   launch of "1 2 3 Talk!" - the cable access show devoted to speech,
   language and communication development and disorders.

   Please click on the link below for the full text of this press
   release.

   http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2005-05-0511-003.shtml


   To listen to the "1 2 3 Talk" Radio FREE 24 hours a day, click here:

   http://www.live365.com/stations/ourvoices4kids?play

   LIVE BROADCAST!
   THURSDAY  MAY 12, 2005
   1pm to 2pm


   Thanks so much!

   Tamara Hill, President
   VOICES Association, Inc.
   http://www.4voices.org



















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My 14 year old daughter was diagnosed at 3 with severe language disorder.
Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

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From: voices_group@yahoogroups.com [mailto:voices_group@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of emanrosen
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:54 PM
To: voices_group@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [voices_group] son just diagnosed with a language disorder

my one and a half year old was just diagnosed...anyone with similar
experiences?
EHR








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VOICES Recognizes Better Hearing and Speech Month with the Launch of
Speech and Language Television and Radio Show

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As part of
Better
Hearing and Speech Month in May, the VOICES Association
(www.4voices.org) is highlighting its Media Outreach Program with
the
launch of "1 2 3 Talk!" - the cable access show devoted to speech,
language and communication development and disorders.

Please click on the link below for the full text of this press
release.

http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2005-05-0511-003.shtml


To listen to the "1 2 3 Talk" Radio FREE 24 hours a day, click here:

http://www.live365.com/stations/ourvoices4kids?play

LIVE BROADCAST!
THURSDAY  MAY 12, 2005
1pm to 2pm


Thanks so much!

Tamara Hill, President
VOICES Association, Inc.
http://www.4voices.org

my one and a half year old was just diagnosed...anyone with similar
experiences?
EHR

Tamara and VOICES, on behalf of the members of ECHO of Canada,
congratulations to you on a job well done!

Rhonda
www.apraxia.ca


--- In voices_group@yahoogroups.com, "voices_team_byron" <bytam@c...>
wrote:
>
>
> Dear Groupmembers,
>
> I am happy to announce that VOICES has been chosen to receive the
> 2005 Public Service Award from the California Speech-Language
> Hearing Associatiation!  I am posting the text from the press
> release on the 4voices.org website.  Thanks to Beryl Fogel and Carl
> Borders from CSHA District 6 Nominating Committee and to Angela
> Mandas, President of CSHA.  We are deeply honored to have been
> chosen for this award! Also, special thanks to all of our
> volunteers, and VOICES Professional Team Members for your time, work
> and dedication!  We look forward to seeing you in Santa Clara!
>
>
> GO VOICES!
>
> Byron Jackson, Vice-President and Co-founder
> VOICES Association, Inc.
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> VOICES TO RECEIVE THE 2005 PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA
> SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION
>
> Inglewood, Calif. – February 24, 2005 - The VOICES Association, a
> nonprofit organization for children with communication disorders and
> their families, has been chosen to receive the 2005 Public Service
> Award from the California Speech-Language Hearing Association
> (CSHA), it was announced today.  VOICES is being recognized because
> it has made "a significant contribution to the field of
> communication disorders" and "for its outstanding service to
> children with communication disorders and their families."
> according
> to CSHA.
>
> "This is an exciting time for the VOICES Association," said
> President and co-founder Tamara Hill.  "The VOICES Team has
> worked
> hard to build a collaborative network of parents, professionals and
> concerned individuals to help families increase their understanding
> of communication disorders and help children find their VOICES.  We
> are excited and humbled that our efforts are being recognized by
> professionals in the speech and language field.  It means that
> we're
> on the right track towards achieving our mission to find victory
> over impairments of communication, expression and speech."
>
> Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson, VOICES Association co-founders along
> with members of the VOICES Professional Advisory Board will receive
> the award at the CSHA Annual Association Dinner on Friday
> evening, April 15, 2005 in Santa Clara, California.
>
> About VOICES Association, Inc.
>
> The VOICES Association (VOICES stands for Victory Over Impairments
> of Communication, Expression, and Speech) is a 501(c) (3) tax exempt
> non-profit organization committed towards improving the lives of
> children with severe speech-language/communication disorders and
> their families.  The organization was founded, in their home, by
> Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson, parents of a child with severe
> apraxia, sensory integration dysfunction as well as an autistic
> spectrum disorder.  VOICES was founded out of the desire to network
> with parents, professionals and anyone who cares about the unique
> issues children with communication disorders face. Since 2003, the
> VOICES Speech Disorder Awareness Program, through its outreach
> programs and innovative print and media resources, has served over
> 35,000 families nationwide.  To learn more about VOICES, please
> visit our award winning website at http://www.4voices.org.
>
> About California Speech-Language Hearing Association
>
> The California Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the officially
> recognized professional association for California speech-language
> pathologists and audiologists by the national American Speech-
> Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).  To learn more about CSHA,
> visit http://www.csha.org. Note: ASHA's web site at
> http://www.asha.org for national information.

Dear Groupmembers,

I am happy to announce that VOICES has been chosen to receive the
2005 Public Service Award from the California Speech-Language
Hearing Associatiation!  I am posting the text from the press
release on the 4voices.org website.  Thanks to Beryl Fogel and Carl
Borders from CSHA District 6 Nominating Committee and to Angela
Mandas, President of CSHA.  We are deeply honored to have been
chosen for this award! Also, special thanks to all of our
volunteers, and VOICES Professional Team Members for your time, work
and dedication!  We look forward to seeing you in Santa Clara!


GO VOICES!

Byron Jackson, Vice-President and Co-founder
VOICES Association, Inc.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VOICES TO RECEIVE THE 2005 PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION

Inglewood, Calif. – February 24, 2005 - The VOICES Association, a
nonprofit organization for children with communication disorders and
their families, has been chosen to receive the 2005 Public Service
Award from the California Speech-Language Hearing Association
(CSHA), it was announced today.  VOICES is being recognized because
it has made "a significant contribution to the field of
communication disorders" and "for its outstanding service to
children with communication disorders and their families."
according
to CSHA.

"This is an exciting time for the VOICES Association," said
President and co-founder Tamara Hill.  "The VOICES Team has
worked
hard to build a collaborative network of parents, professionals and
concerned individuals to help families increase their understanding
of communication disorders and help children find their VOICES.  We
are excited and humbled that our efforts are being recognized by
professionals in the speech and language field.  It means that
we're
on the right track towards achieving our mission to find victory
over impairments of communication, expression and speech."

Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson, VOICES Association co-founders along
with members of the VOICES Professional Advisory Board will receive
the award at the CSHA Annual Association Dinner on Friday
evening, April 15, 2005 in Santa Clara, California.

About VOICES Association, Inc.

The VOICES Association (VOICES stands for Victory Over Impairments
of Communication, Expression, and Speech) is a 501(c) (3) tax exempt
non-profit organization committed towards improving the lives of
children with severe speech-language/communication disorders and
their families.  The organization was founded, in their home, by
Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson, parents of a child with severe
apraxia, sensory integration dysfunction as well as an autistic
spectrum disorder.  VOICES was founded out of the desire to network
with parents, professionals and anyone who cares about the unique
issues children with communication disorders face. Since 2003, the
VOICES Speech Disorder Awareness Program, through its outreach
programs and innovative print and media resources, has served over
35,000 families nationwide.  To learn more about VOICES, please
visit our award winning website at http://www.4voices.org.

About California Speech-Language Hearing Association

The California Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the officially
recognized professional association for California speech-language
pathologists and audiologists by the national American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).  To learn more about CSHA,
visit http://www.csha.org. Note: ASHA's web site at
http://www.asha.org for national information.

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The VOICES Professional Team is the professional advisory board of
the VOICES Association, Inc.   Members of this board consist of
professionals related to the fields of speech/language pathology,
education, special education law, AAC and AT technology, neurology,
occupational therapy and other related fields. The VOICES
Professional Team is an all volunteer board and will help direct the
organization towards achieving its mission to help children with
speech/communication disorders and their families.

  Members include:

Karyn Lewis Searcy, M.A. CCC -SLP -   Clinical Speech/Language
Pathologist and Director of The Crimson Center.

Jayanti Ray Ph.D. CCC-SLP - Assistant Professor of the Dept of
Speech and Hearing Sciences at Washington State University.

Christie McGovern M.A., CCC-SLP - Clinical Speech/Language
Pathologist at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

Keichea Mitchell M.A., CCC-SLP - Clinical Speech/Language
Pathologist and Director of the Nonverbal Communication  Clinic.

Deborah Jill Chitester, M.S., CCC-SLP - Bilingual Speech/Language
Pathologist and Certified Acccent Modification-

Jean Murell, Esq. -  Special Education Attorney in Culver City,
California.

JoAnn Isken, M.Ed -  VOICES Educational Advisor - UCLA Professor and
Elementary School Principal


We are extremely proud to welcome the newest members of the VOICES
Professional Advisory Board:

Aaron Tanner, M.A. CCC-SLP – Clinical Speech Language Pathologist
at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Department of Hearing and
Speech

Heather Steinhauser, M.A. CCC-SLP - Clinical Speech Language
Pathologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Department of
Hearing and Speech

Stephanie Chutjian – M.A. CCC-SLP – Clinical Speech/Language
Pathologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Dept of Hearing
and Speech

Rubicela Espinoza – M.A. CCC-SLP – Clinical Speech/Language
Pathologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Dept. of Hearing
and Speech

Dr. Rosetta Bush, M.D. – Pediatrician in Los Angeles, California

Angela Mandas, M.A – President of the California Speech-Language
Hearing Association and clinical speech-language pathologist with
Long Beach Memorial Hospital Dept.of Communication Disorders.

Judith Montgomery, Ph.D CCC-SLP – Past President of both the
American Speech-Language Hearing Association and CSHA and Associate
Professor, Chapman University, Orange, CA

Beryl Fogel,  M.A.,  CCC-SLP – Direct Elect, CSHA Region 6

Carl Borders,  M.A. CCC – SLP – Member CSHA Region 6

We want to send out a warm welcome to our newest members.  Together,
we will acheive AMAZING things!  Thank you for being apart of VOICES!

Sincerely,

Tamara Hill, President
VOICES Association, Inc.
http://www.4voices.org

Larry and Liz Wyatt – Parent Members from Upland, CA