Special education expert, Stephen Shore Ed.D., held a workshop on music education for children on the autism spectrum this Tuesday at our partner organization Shema Kolainu Hear Our Voices. Shore completed his doctoral degree in special education at Boston University and now teaches at Adelphi University in New York. Having been diagnosed on the autism [...]
The First Lady of the Republic of Panama, Marta Martinelli de Linares, opened the first education center in the country for people with different abilities in May 2012, Centro Ann Sullivan de Panama (CASPAN). The center was built after the model established by Dr. Liliana Mayo, Ph.D., who founded the Centro Ann Sullivan del [...]
On November 6, 2012, the ‘Towards an Autism Strategy for Europe’ seminar will be held at the European Parliament to present successful national strategies for autism and discuss the possibility of a Europe-wide strategy for autism. As any family affected by autism will tell you, searching for and coordinating services for a person with autism [...]
Autism: The Filipino Experience Dr. Alexis L. Reyes is the former president of the Philippine Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, as well as, the Associate Professor of the Developmental Pediatrics department at the University of the Philippines. She was chosen to speak at ICare4Autism’s International Annual Conference in Jerusalem this month, to share her [...]
S. Mariam Aljunied, Ph.D. Principal Specialist, Education Psychology, Ministry of Education, Singapore visited Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices with Dr. Joshua Weinstein- Founder-CEO, Suri Gruen - Program Director, Dr. Beth Diviney-Coordinator, and Gili Rechany-Educational Director. Dr. Aljunied is an invited speaker at the ICare4Autism August 2012 Autism Conference in Israel. During Dr. Aljunied’s visit she took a tour in the facility. She observed the students [...]
Researchers, Educators and Policymakers Meet in Jerusalem to Combat Escalating Crisis On August 1-2, 2012, more than 1,500 leaders in autism research, educationand policy from every continent will gather in Jerusalem, Israel, for ICare4Autism‘s 2012 International Conference, “Autism: A Global Perspective“. Dr.Joshua Weinstein, CEO & Founder indicated that the, “Conference will highlight groundbreaking research into [...]
