Each year, AuSM produces two catalogs to keep our community informed about educational opportunities in the next several months, including classes, workshops, and social and recreation programs. We’re thrilled to share that we’ve just published our 2024-2025 Education Catalog, available here on our website. In this piece you’ll…
AuSM’s June 6 virtual Workshop will cover the basics of cognitive accessibility and cognitively accessible formats when writing for autistic people and other people with IDD. Workshop presenter Donnie TC Denome, a multiply disabled autistic self advocate and AAC user, will talk about the difference between plain language and Easy…
The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) has curated a wide-ranging slate of autism experts and self-advocates as speakers for its 2024 Minnesota State Autism Conference, presented by Best Care. Keynote speakers include Joyner Emerick, Dr. Devon Price, and Dr. Paula Kluth. AuSM’s conference will also feature 28 breakout sessions…
AuSM’s June 6 Workshop, Plain Language and Easy Read: An Introduction to Cognitively Accessible Formats, is a must-see for everyone who wants to create more accessible flyers, articles, handouts, and other materials. Hosted by Donnie TC Denome, this presentation will cover the basics of cognitive accessibility and cognitively accessible formats…
AuSM’s next virtual workshop, Language Development in Neurodivergent and Other Gestalt Language Processors, will explain how gestalt language development differs from analytic language development, and how to support it in your clients and students. Presented by Marge Blanc, a speech-language pathologist for 45 years, this workshop is ideal for SLPs,…