Summer Institute connects FC users and supporters from around the world
Kayla Takeuchi, an eighteen year old student from Fresno California, spoke at the 2009 Summer Institute: “Facilitated Communication, Inclusion and Independence: Crafting a new Narrative.” Kayla is a person with autism who does not speak, but two years ago she learned how to communicate by typing. She now attends a regular high school and expects to go on to college. She was in Syracuse to give a presentation, but also to attend workshop sessions on how to improve her communication abilities. Two hundred and fifty others, including individuals with autism and related developmental disabilities as well as family members, researchers, and educators from around the world (Israel, Australia, the Netherlands, England, Canada and the U.S) participated in the Institute.
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