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Annendale Presentation January 2010

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FC Institute Symposium - Whittier, CA - April 2005

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Keynote Address -- 2nd Annual  Access to Education, Tools for Success Conference - Manhattan Beach, CA - March  27, 2004

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TASH National Conference - Chicago, IL -December 2003, "Making Dreams Come True"

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TASH National Conference - Chicago, IL -December 2003, "Puzzling Support Situations"

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Pittsburgh Employment Conference - Pittsburgh, PA - August 2003, "Communication, Education and Employment"

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ASA National Conference - Pittsburgh, PA - July 2003, "Facilitated Communication - The Key to Success for a Non-verbal Person with Autism"

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People First of California Conference,  June 7, 2003 "Facilitated Communication - A Key to Success"

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NLM Foundation Meeting on Self-Advocacy-- Boston-- May 3, 2002

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Facilitated Communication Symposium -- Whittier, CA -- April, 2003, "Myths About Autism and Mental Retardation"

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Facilitated Communication Symposium -- Whittier, CA -- April, 2003, "Facilitated Communication Enables Me to Think, to Learn, to Live"

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Facilitated Communication Symposium -- Whittier, CA -- April, 2003, "The Impact of Facilitated Communication on a Person with a Severe Disability"

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Supported Life Conference - Sacramento, CA - February, 2003, "Fading Towards Independence"

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Supported Life Conference - Sacramento, CA - February, 2003 "Movement Issues"

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Greater Long Beach/South Bay/Whittier Chapter Conference - Long Beach, CA - October, 2003, "Behavior - Some Practical Strategies"

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Keynote Address - San Diego Summer Leadership Institute – San Marcos, CA -- July, 2001

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Keynote Address - UNH Summer Institute - University of New Hampshire - Nashua, New Hampshire - June 1999

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Autcom Pre-conference - Ann Arbor, Michigan - November 1999

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FC Institute Conference - Syracuse, New York - May 2000

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Infant and Early Childhood Conference - Yakima, Washington - May 2000

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Supported Living Conference - Sacramento, California - October 2000

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San Diego Summer Leadership Institute – San Marcos, California, July 2001  

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Presentations by Sue Rubin 1992 - 2007

1.  April 3, 1992  East Los Angeles Regional Center for the
Developmentally Disabled.

2. CALTASH (California © The Association for the Severely
Handicapped) April 25, 1992.

3. California State Conference © Autism Society of America,
participation in panel of Autistic teenagers.  May 16, 1992.

4.  East Whittier School District, May 22, 1992.

5.  Meeting with Pat Campbell, Director of Special Education, State
of California. June 25, 1992.

6.  Whittier Area Cooperative Special Education Program Workshop
and demonstration.  October 30, 1992.

7. 1st Annual Inclusion Conference, Valuing and Supporting
Diversity in School. Jan.29, 1993

8. Open House, Team of Advocates for Special Kids, March 28, 1993.
Anaheim, CA.

9.  Advanced Workshop in Facilitated Communication, Chapman
University, Orange, CA. April 17, 1993.

10. Facilitated Communication:  Challenges and Strategies for Full
Inclusion, CAL©TASH, Burbank, CA., May 1, 1993.

11. Whittier College, demonstration for class in mainstreaming
taught by Dr. John Hess, Nov. 10, 1993.

12. Second Annual F.C. Symposium, A Day with Doug Biklen, Panel
member, Jay Nolan Community Services & Pasadena Unified School
District, Pasadena, Nov. 19,1993.

13. ASHA Annual Conference, Presentation with Annagret Shubert,
Emotional Supports for F.C. Users. Anaheim, Nov. 20,1993.

14. Cal State L.A., Presentation on Inclusion to students in Dr.
Mary Falvey's class, March 9, 1994.

15. TASK Open House, demonstration, Anaheim, March 13, 1994.

16. Whittier College, demonstration, Special Ed class for students
becoming regular ed. teachers, Whittier, April 12, 1994

17. Cal State Fullerton, demonstration for education class,
Fullerton, May 16, 1994.

18. Autism Society of America © State Conference, presentation,
Newport Beach, May 21, 1994

19. Chapman University, presentation for education class, Orange,
CA., July 20, 1994.

20. California State University, Los Angeles, presentation for a
class of teachers taking courses to be school administrators,
taught by C. Lamar Mayer, Ed.D., February 16, 1995.

21.  WAPADH, training for staff and clients, April 22, 1995,
Whittier, CA.

22. Facilitated Communication Institute's Annual Conference,
presentation entitled "Bringing FC to the High School", May 7©9,
1995, Syracuse, New York.

23. Whittier College, demonstration for education class, Whittier,
CA June 8, 1995.

24. Whittier College, demonstration for education class, Whittier,
CA. Oct. 11, 1995.

25. Appearance and demonstration of F.C. on Cable Channel 65, on
"Long Beach Community Forum", taped Oct.27,1995, aired Dec.4, 1995
and Dec. 15, 1995.

26. L.A.Autism's conference on Inclusion.  Panel discussion on
Friendship formation. Los Angeles, CA., Nov. 4, 1995.

27. Cal State Long Beach, panel discussion on inclusion for special
education class, Long Beach, CA. Nov. 9, 1995.

28. East Los Angeles Regional Center, inservice for parents and
staff on F.C., Nov. 13, 1995.

29. Whittier College, demonstration for education class. Whittier,
CA., March 26, 1996.

30. Participant on Writing Workshop Panel, Facilitated
Communication Institute and Syracuse University Annual Conference,
Syracuse, N.Y., May 21, 1996.

31. Whittier College, demonstration for education class, Whittier,
CA., Oct. 16, 1996.

32. Instructor, Monthly Training Sessions on Facilitated
Communication, WAPADH, Santa Fe Springs, CA. Beginning October 26,
1996.

33. Participant on Facilitated Communication in Inclusion Panel,
Autism Society of Los Angeles Annual Inclusion Conference, Los
Angeles, CA., Nov. 16, 1996.

Facilitated Communication – The Key to Success for a Non-verbal Person with Autism
Autism Society of America
2003 National Conference   July 16-20, 2003

A Student Who Made It, CalTASH, Manhattan beach, CA. February 3, 2005.

Facilitated Communication Symposium Whittier, CA April 3, 2003
Myths About Autism and Mental Retardation

Facilitated Communication Enables Me to Think, to Learn, to Live
April, 2003, Facilitated communication conference, Whittier.

Facilitated Communication Symposium Whittier April 3,2003
The Impact of Facilitated Communication on a Person with a Severe Disability

Facilitated communication Symposium Whittier April 4, 2003
Ideation, Planning and Execution

Fading to Independence
Supported Life Institute –Sacramento, CA February, 2003

 California State University, February 16, 2000, Dr. Richard Rosenberg’s class, “My Story”

Keynote Address “The Experience of Autism”
University of New Hampshire  June 28, 1999

Paving the Way to College for a Low Functioning Person with Autism
Sue Rubin ASA National Conference July 7-10, 1999

Autism and Education, August 24, 1999, Supported Life Institute, Sacramento, CA.
“Academic Versus Social Typing” Presentation for Facilitated Communication Institute Annual Conference, May 1999

Access to Education Conference, Westside Family Resource Conference, Manhattan Beach, CA. March 27, 2004

Grownup…And Autistic Actualizing the Potential, GLB/SB ASA, Irvine, CA.
May, 2003

“Facilitated communication and Life Change”, ASA LA, Pasadena, April 17, 1999

Communication Panel, ASA LA, Pasadena, April 17, 1999

“A Successful Student with Autism”, California Autism Society of American,
Annual Conference  May, 1997

“Making the Best out of unfortunate genes”, Autcom FC Pre-Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov. 11, 1999

“Behavior – Some Practical Strategies” GLB/SB/W Autism Society of AmericaNovmeber,2002

TASH National Conference Dec. 4, 1998 Castigating Assumptions About Low Functioning Autism and Mental Retardation, Seattle, WA. Keynote

Cal-TASH February  2004 “Quality of Life”

 Oct. 28, 2001 WACSEP, Whittier, CA Educational and Behavioral Strategies from the Viewpoint of a Person with Autism

The Myth of Mental Retardation  Feb. 27, 2001 FC Conference, Syracuse, N.Y.

FC Conference 2004 Learning to speak using Facilitated Communication, Syracuse, New York
                                               
“Negotiating a Place in a College Community” March 20, 2004
FC Conference- Syracuse University

Facilitated Communication – A Key to Success
Sue Rubin - People First of California Conference June 7, 2003

Illinois Summer Institute: August 2-5, 2004
Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in General Education Classes
August 2, 2004 Morning Keynote

Keynote June 1999
Leading with a Quiet Voice, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001TASH National Conference

Listening to the Experts -  TASH Annual Conference – November 15, 2001
Presentation in absentia. University of Maine  May 3, 1999

Sue Rubin, keynote address for “Fostering Communication Through Assistive Technology” conference presented by the Supported Life Institute, 1010 Hurley Way, Suite 195, Sacramento, CA 95825, March 12, 1999

Community Partnership Conference keynote “My Journey of Living and Learning” May, 2004, Raleigh, NC

Oct. 1998 San Diego “Castigating Assumptions about Mental Retardation and Low Functioning Autism”  Autism Research Institute.

Pittsburgh Employment Conference August, 2003Communication, Education, and Employment

Research in the Time of Disability Rights Panel ,TASH,  Nov. 1998

Sacramento County  Office of Special Education, August 24, 1999 “Autism and Education”

Finding My Voice with Facilitated Communication:  Advocacy for my Inclusive Life San Diego Summer Leadership Institute July, 16,2004

Closing Keynote 3rd Annual Summer Leadership Institute July 21,2001
Student Panel “In Our Words – Whose Life Is It Anyway?”

“Breaking the Silence Through Facilitated Communication” 3rd Annual San Diego Summer Leadership Institute July 21, 2001

July 20, 2002 4th Annual San Diego Summer Leadership Institute
Finding and Using My Own Voice Through Facilitated Communication

Supported Life Insititute Feb. 27-28, 2003 Communicating Through Assistive Technology

Challenging Stereotypes: Supported Living, College, and Low Functioning Autism
Supported Life Conference, Sacramento, June 8, 2001

Supported Living Services Workshop, WAPADH,

April 30, 2004

The Impact of Communication on Behavior as Experienced by a Non-verbal Person Formerly Awash in autism TASH 2004

TASH Cracker barrel on College   Dec. 11, 1999 Chicago

TASH December 2003  Learning to speak using Facilitated Communication

TASH December 2003 Session:  All Things Considered: Puzzling Support Situations Challenges and Supports  Chicago

TASH December 2003 Chicago
Making Dreams Come True

UCLA July 15, 1999 Facilitated Communication Definition and History

Yakima, WA. May 4, 2000 Keynote: Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future Earning Our Own Success

Chapman University, Orange, CA., Special Education Class, October 24, 2005. “My Life as a person with autism”.

Loyola Marymount University Special Education Commemoration
November 29, 2005

Inclusion Celebration
Cal State Long Beach November 18, 2005.  Introduction to “Autism is a World”, followed by Q & A.

“The making of “Autism is a World” with Gerardine Wurzburg, Inclusion Imperative Conference, April 21-22, 2006, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

Keynote, Introduction & screening of “Autism is a World” followed by Q & R. Seventh Annual San Diego Summer Leadership Institute, Cal Sate San Marcos, July 21-23, 2005.

Facilitated Communication Training, with Darlene Hanson, MA,CCC & Jim Wiley, Sept. 23-25, 2005, Whittier, CA.

Autism National Committee conference, Sept. 2005, Nashua, N.H. Introduction & screening of “Autism is a World” followed by Q & A.

“Government and Agency Supports Necessary to Make Self Determination a Reality”, “2006 People First of California Statewide Convention, June 9-11, 2006, Sacramento, CA.

Panel member, ”Autism Training – Parents & Consumers” Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center, September 17, 2005, Alhambra, CA.

“Myths Surrounding Autism” with Christi Hendrickson, PEAK, Denver Colorado, January 20, 2006.

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Introduction, screening of “Autism is a World” & Q.& A. People First, Torrance, CA.April 17.2005.

“College as a Life Style – Sanity Through Learning” First Annual Facilitated Communication Summer Institute, July 17-21, 2006, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

“Becoming an Independent Typer”, First Annual Facilitated Communication Summer Institute, July 17-21, 2006, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

“Movement Dysfunction in Autism” Northern Arizona University, October 29, 2005. Flagstaff, AZ.

“Behavior As Communication – When all else fails”, Eighth Annual San Diego Summer Leadership Institute, July 13-15, 2006, Cal State San Marcos, San Marcos, CA.

Introduction, screening of “Autism is a World” and Q & A, Wiggle-the House of Everyday Learning, McAllen, Texas,

Introduction, screening of “Autism is a World” and Q&A, First Annual Autism Institute, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego, July 10-12, 2006, San Diego, CA.

“Inclusive Education” and introduction, screening of “Autism is a World” followed by Q & A, Least Restrictive Education conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 15, 2006

“Self-Advocacy – gate to the Future”, Opening Keynote, Self Advocacy Board of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, September 30, 2006

“Facilitated Communication: It’s About Movement” with Jackie Leigh, Ed.Psy., Rita Rubin, Darlene Hanson, SLP; Gallager Pediatric Therapy Group, Fullerton, CA January 15, 2007

“Life After “Autism is a World””, Easter Seals, February 19, 2007, Brea, CA.

Screening of “Autism is a World” and Q&A, AIAW received the Henry Hampton Award from the Council on Foundations, Conference for Community Foundations and the Family Foundations Conference, Baltimore, February 25, 2007.

“Living with Autism”, California Council on Family Relations, March 3, 2007, San Diego, CA.

“Facilitated Communication – Key to Success”, Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center Communication Conference, May 22, 2007, Alhambra, CA.

The Impact of Communication on Behavior as Experienced by a Non-verbal Person       ASA National Conference July 12, 2007

ASA National Conference 2007 Writers’ Panel, July 12, 2007  .

USD Second Annual Summer Institute July 9, 2007 People Not Packages: Dynamic Approaches to Personalizing Supports for People with Autism

Keynote with Jamie Burke on “College” FCI Summer Institute – Syracuse University, July 16, 2007

July 24th. Screening of Autism is a World and presentation "Living and Thoroughly Enjoying Life Despite Autism". The Conference is sponsored by the Oregon Developmental Disabilities Coalition

Screening of “Autism is a World” and presentation “The College Experience”, Ninth Annual San Diego Summer Leadership Conference, Cal State San Marcos, July 28, 2007.

TASK Western Conference, San Diego, August 15, 2007

Back to School - Autism Conferences, “Young Adults Panel: Personal Experiences of Challengers and Successes”, Pasadena, August 18, 2007

Supported Life Institute in Sacramento on October 5th, 2007.  Her key-note presentation was titled, "Living and Thoroughly Enjoying Life Despite Autism"  and then she had a longer break-out session where she showed the film and presented "Facilitated Communication:  A Key to Success".

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Publications

bulletTASH CONNECTIONS, May 2002, Vol 28, No 5. , "One Size Does Not Fit All -- Matching A Thinking System To A Student"

 

oIndependence, Participation, and the Meaning of Intellectual Ability - Disability and Society - 2001

Academic Writings

oTerm Paper for Bizarre Beliefs class at Whittier College

oJournal 9 - History 309 Spring Semester 2011 - Whittier College

Personal Writings

oPersonal communication on headbanging in cars

Upcoming Conferences

o2011 Summer Institute on Communication and Inclusion: Boston: July 19th- July 22nd

oSummer Leadership Institue: Syracuse NY: August 10-August 11th

oAutCom- Burbank, CA: October 21st- October 22nd