Beyond Words NYC

01/11/2022

11/19/2019

Combining shelter dogs and literacy? Brilliant!

https://www.kwqc.com/content/news/564759531.html?fbclid=IwAR0NzCzJD8sS_uVoypNry6ryU9B5aCIy2GQzkSP0XYhhvIx2jypWroW1i9Q

Reading Paws is a program for children between the age of 6 and 16 to read to pets in the shelter.

10/15/2019

I am proud to have had the honor of teaching a graduate course to future speech-language pathologists at Mercy College. Incorporating the brilliant and inspirational Brené Brown into my lessons was just icing on the cake. Creating classrooms where students can "rumble with vulnerability," is so important for this next generation of speech-language pathologists, as empathy is the cornerstone of our field.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVD8YRgA-ck&t=204s

Brené Brown, SXSWedu 2017 Keynote, Daring Classrooms We need to understand how scarcity affects the way we lead and teach, we have to engage with vulnerabili...

04/09/2018

Amazing!

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ac663e4e4b01e0b61b76277/amp

The changes will already be in place when the park reopens on April 28.

06/26/2017

Nothing gets my tear ducts working like Ellen!

https://www.facebook.com/ellentv/videos/10153743531767240/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

03/20/2017

The new kid on the block, Julia, is the first Muppet with autism. Even after 47 years it's wonderful to see Sesame Street is still addressing diversity, acceptance, and inclusion.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/julia-sesame-street-new-muppet-autism/

60 Minutes visits "Sesame Street" for the first time and films the debut of their new Muppet character, Julia, who has autism

01/23/2017

What an incredible way to give back to these animals that have spent their lives performing! These retired circus animals will be trained to work with special-needs children (along with economically disadvantaged youth and the elderly). I'm thrilled to hear there will even be shows modified for children with Autism. What a remarkable program!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/nyregion/retired-big-apple-circus-animals-prepare-for-their-second-act.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0

Jenny Vidbel, a former circus trainer, has welcomed horses, pigs and dogs to her New York farm, where she plans to pair animals with children and older adults in a rehabilitative program.

12/07/2016

Between the bells, "Ho, Ho, Ho" and all the noise a trip to the mall can bring, this is a wonderful idea!
http://weekend.nbc12.com/sensitive-santa-coming-regency-square/

Children with autism have a chance to visit Santa at Regency Square this Sunday with the mall's first-ever "Sensitive Santa" event.

07/08/2016

This fills my heart with joy:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/nyregion/jews-with-special-needs-prepare-for-a-rite-of-passage.html

Now in their 20s and 30s, four young adults who all have cognitive disabilities will have their bar and bat mitzvahs, ceremonies that once seemed impossible for them.

05/04/2016

I can't wait for episode #2!
http://time.com/4317404/channing-tatum-interview-nonverbal-fan/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter

Carly Fleischmann doesn’t speak verbally, but she had Channing Tatum hanging on every word

03/08/2016

"No one has ever become poor by giving"

http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2498599

Free Academic Edge | March 2016Hearing Aids for Holocaust SurvivorsA social service agency, hearing aid manufacturer and university audiology program unite to restore hearing for seniors who otherwise have no access to hearing aids. Carol Polovoy Author Notes Carol Polovoy is managing editor of T…

01/28/2016

Paws with a Cause:
http://nbc4i.com/2016/01/15/inmates-train-future-assistance-dogs-for-autistic-kids/

The inmates are paired up to care for the dogs for four months. The dogs live in the inmates’ cells, spending 24 hours a day with them.

01/15/2016

Can a robot really change the world of treating Autism?
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/01/how-robots-helping-children-with-autism

Eleanor Tucker: Researchers believe robots hold the key to early diagnosis, as well as teaching social skills. What can they do that humans can’t?

01/08/2016

Advances in technology that help facilitate communication never cease to amaze me

http://www.cnet.com/news/students-smart-glove-translates-sign-language-into-speech/

A student's invention could make communication for the impaired easier to manage.

01/06/2016

Early speech therapy really does make a difference

http://blog.asha.org/2015/04/09/10-early-signs-and-symptoms-for-childhood-apraxia-of-speech/

I was a practicing speech-language pathologist for five years before my daughter was born. I worked primarily at the elementary and middle-school levels. I took professional development workshops o…