UN Autism Conference

UN Conference on Autism and AAC, on now. To watch live go to
https://www.facebook.com/UNWebTV/

UCC-Related Highlights:

10:10 a.m. Keynote Address
David James Savarese, documentary filmmaker, Open Society Foundations Human Rights Initiative Youth Fellow
10:25 a.m. Video excerpt from the documentary film “Deej”

10:30 a.m. Communication: A Human Right
▪ Moderator: Elaine Hall, Founder, the Miracle Project
▪ Ryan Berman, Communication Partner
▪ Dr. Julia Ejiogu, Clinical Director, The Zeebah Foundation, Abuja, Nigeria
▪ Neal Katz, self-advocate and Community Teacher, UCLA
▪ Noor Pervez, Community Engagement Coordinator, Autistic Self Advocacy Network
▪ Ernesto Reaño, Director, Psicólogo Clínico, Lingüista, Peru
▪ Video: Ido Kedar, self-advocate, university student and author
11:10 a.m. Communication: Technology and Training
▪ Moderator: Elaine Hall, Founder, the Miracle Project
▪ Darlene Hanson, Director of Communication Services, REACH
▪ Michael Huang, Founder, Uplus Academy, Nanjing, China
▪ Chloe Rothschild, self-advocate, national speaker and Member of the Board, The Arc U.S.
▪ Video: Soma Mukhopahyay, Founder, HALO Clinic
▪ Video: Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, self-advocate and author
Statement by Payam, self-advocate

3 responses to “UN Autism Conference

  1. Stephanie Lynn Kodeck

    This is amazing! Can we watch it after the fact? Does it have to be live? Is there a URL link to what they taped?

  2. angela a antorian

    YOU WHERE AMAZING! The panel was so compelling and I could not stop watching as well as cheering. I def learning alot more about other advocates and plan watch again

    thank you so much

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