Baseball is a sport that can hold special meaning to someone who loves the game. For Taylor Duncan it means changing people’s thoughts on disabilities and special needs in general. Continue Reading…
Many families take vacations and travel to have fun and relax. However, for the Mcleod Family, it is something even more special. Eeka Mcleod has three children: Eli, Evan and Ella, and all of them have special needs. Before the COVID-19 pandemic happened, the Mcleod family would take weekly trips to Disneyland. Continue Reading…
In Amagansett, New York there is a kitchen that is dedicated toward employing people within the disability community. Continue Reading…
On January 23, 2020. Netflix released an American adult documentary film titled Crip Camp. The movie explores the history of Camp Jened and the start of the Disabilities Civil Rights Movement in the 1970's. Crip Camp stars and follows the lives of the people who have worked and stayed at Camp Jened, a summer camp Continue Reading…
Love is often considered something special. When people fall in love it can bring new wonders into people's lives. A new documentary series on Netflix is being released called Love On The Spectrum. The show explores people with disabilities as they navigate and build romantic relationships. The new show will explore the Continue Reading…
Superheroes are symbols of people who are known for their heroic actions and characteristics and moral beliefs. People admire heroes for who they are and the difficulties they face. A show on PBS Kids called Hero Elementary features young students with abilities and even powers. It takes place in a school where we meet four Continue Reading…
Eileen Limon is a young autistic fourteen year old Chicagoan in high school. She has recently been made top of her class as a valedictorian in Tepeyac High School, an all-girls Catholic school. But due recent events of the COVID-19 pandemic. schools were forced to shut down until events have changed . Eileen had worked Continue Reading…
Ned Williams is InfiniTeach's Lead Media Editor. Ned was diagnosed with autism as a child, and has worked hard over the past several years to combine his interest in computer games and graphics with his role at InfiniTeach. Q: Hey Ned, thanks for talking with me. As you know, April is Autism Month – what Continue Reading…
Develop a spectrum of resources and accommodations to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Even though disabilities like autism are considered 'invisible,' the supports people may need are just as critical for removing barriers to inclusion as ramps are for people in wheelchairs or eyeglasses are for people with vision impairments. Build partnerships with Continue Reading…
Dear Partners, We know COVID-19 is affecting you, your institutions, and the communities you serve – we are feeling it, too. For all of us, this is an unprecedented time. For individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities, all of these changes can be especially overwhelming. Individuals with autism rely on a consistent Continue Reading…
About 50 years ago, Autism Society launched its first autism awareness campaign. Over the years, that campaign has grown and been adopted by organizations around the world. At the end of 2007, the UN General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day.Today, April has become more than a month of autism awareness. Ask Continue Reading…
A Young Cook Bullies can make life tough especially when you feel powerless against this and other adversity in your life. Hamza knows how this feels. Hamza is a ten years old boy who lives in Marrakech, Morocco. Hamza was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD when he was three years old. Hamza lived Continue Reading…
People always ask me what we do at InfiniTeach, and being a pretty literal person, I respond with the stock answer, “We build technology to support the autism and IDD community…removing barriers to inclusion…etc etc” But, just the other day, someone pressed further, asking why we do what we do. ‘But what's your impact?' she Continue Reading…
Juliana Fetherman is a woman making apps for people with autism. MAF stands for Making Autism Friendship. Is a app that acts almost like a dating service app. You sign in then you create a profile with an avatar and meet up with people with autism to hang out and have fun. The app provides Continue Reading…
A Mother's Determination By Aliyah Rich When laws are unfair to people or something needs to change it is important to educate yourself and stand strong on your beliefs. One woman named Kate McMurdo is willing to put up a fight for autistic people like her son Lewis McMurdo. She struggled to find a suitable Continue Reading…
By Aliyah Rich Temple Grandin is one of many people who think differently about the world around them. For most people born and diagnosed on the autism spectrum not only sometimes imagine and think differently from one another but have complete variety of skill sets and talents. Temple Grandin is a professor with a degree Continue Reading…
Disney's Pixar Animation Studios have produced both wonderful and lovable films and shorts featuring characters that make people laugh, love and inspire them. Combining computer animation and magical storytelling that gives life to great characters and stories worth telling. Disney released their own streaming service Disney plus featuring their live action and animation movies, Continue Reading…
Spectroomz By Aliyah Rich The internet is used for a variety of different reasons most often than not it can help people find jobs or careers to work at. Anyone who is diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and Autism may have or have been offered certain jobs that may or may not fit them. A blog Continue Reading…
My Journey By Aliyah Rich My experience that I had at InfiniTeach was life-changing no other words can describe it. Over the past 8 months I have spent time as a intern working the InfiniTeach crew. It has been my greatest pleasure and gratitude of working with InfiniTeach, throughout the whole time I was there Continue Reading…
Bank of America Marathon By Aliyah Rich Autism Speaks is a organization that promote and supports people with autism and the understanding of autism spectrum disorder .This year in October,13, 2019 .The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is fundraising charity for Autism Speaks and are many people are planning to run a marathon long down Continue Reading…