Past Seminars

Seminar 11: Autism and Technology:  Resources and opportunities for Transitional Age Youth

This seminar addressed Independent Living- Education and Employment.

Segment 1 -Medical & Legal Definitions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR1OvpDyEb4

Segment 2 – Family & Self-Advocacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIkj-ljo9pc

Segment 3 – Assistive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JSPap9_utQ

Segment 4 – Cal State College Link Program & Self Advocacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFe-Mlghazs

 

This Seminar was held on August 17, 2012 at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco, California.

Speakers:

Loren Pedersen PhD., clinical psychologist 

 

Laura Shumaker, author of A Regular Guy: Growing Up with Autism.

 

Andy Aczel, The Specialist Guild

Jennifer McDonald-Peltier

Zoe Gross,Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, illusionofcompetence.blogspot.com

 

Alicia Contreras, ILRCSF.  Assistive Technology Educator at ILRCSF

Allison Wang, PWDF Staff Attorney

Marie DeLeon, Daminna Stanfield, and Karen Looker – Cal State East Bay University, College Link Program

Panel and Q&A moderated by People With Disabilities Foundation