Online Workshop: Adaptations for People
With Little or No Speech

A Pre-Recorded, 90-Minute Online Workshop

Elevatus Training live, online recording, “Adaptations for People with Little or No Reliable Speech.” There is a headshot of Molly K. Rearick.

Workshop Description

Note: This is a pre-recorded, online workshop. Upon purchase, you will receive access to the video recording and any accompanying documents.

All people, including those with limited means of expressive communication, deserve access to accurate information about relationships and sexuality. This webinar will outline methods of providing communication support and multi-modal access when teaching with the Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities curriculum or any other teaching tools you use. Open to all, including self-advocates, support people, families, and community members.

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will understand the frameworks of Presuming Competence and the Least Dangerous Assumption.
  • Participants will discuss methods of adapting activities to include people with limited means of expressive communication.
  • Participants will view examples of real-life communication adaptations and will be provided access for their own use.
  • Participants will have the opportunity to request and share suggestions with the instructors and with other participants.

Workshop Price: $30.00

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In this workshop, we refer to Communication Supports: Boards and Cards, which accompany our curriculum, Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities. If you’re interested in learning more, you can find them here.

Workshop Leaders

Headshot of Molly K. Rearick.Molly K. Rearick, EdD, is the Founder and Executive Director of Reid’s Gift, Inc., a nonprofit supporting teens and adults in California. She also teaches part-time at California State University, Northridge, and provides consulting and evaluation services to students, families, and school districts. Molly’s background in education led her to found Reid’s Gift in 2013, and she and her staff are dedicated to providing support that meets the unique goals of each person. In particular, Molly is passionate about helping people communicate.

Headshot of Katherine McLaughlin.Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed., CSE, is a national expert and trains individuals, staff, and parents on sexuality and developmental disabilities. She teaches sexuality education to people with DD/ID as well as trains them to be peer sexuality educators themselves. Katherine is the author of an agency and school curriculum, Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities, and has developed two online courses: one to train professionals, Developmental Disability and Sexuality 101, and one for parents, Talking to Your Kids: Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality. Katherine has spent her career trying to elevate the status of all people, which is why the new name for her growing company is Elevatus Training.

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