A Report from the Pittsburgh Employment Conference by Ashleigh Dukoff
In 2007 I went to the Employment conference for augmented communicators. (PEC – Pittsburgh Employment Conference, www.shoutaac.org/dec2009.htm). I found the Employment conference very interesting because the speeches were mostly about people living by themselves and I live by myself in my own apartment. I found it very interesting because I got to hear different people talking about what living on their own is like for them. I didn’t know that so many people who have communication devices live on their own.
I have also been to another educational Conference called ICE. (Independence, Community and Empowerment, www.iceconference.ca) I think everyone who has a communication device should go to either the Employment conference for augmented communicators or ICE because I think they are both good for people who have communication devices to make friends who are just like them. I also think that both conferences are awesome for Caregivers because Caregivers can talk to each other.