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Presumed Competence: Lessons Learned from Research on Autism is Subject of Final Institute on Disability Research to Practice Series

DURHAM - The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire welcomes researchers to share cutting-edge findings that directly impact practices and services related to persons with disabilities and their families, policymakers, professionals, community members, and educators.

The second annual series, entitled Literacy Research and Students with Disabilities, featured new research on issues such as early literacy, effective reading and writing instruction for young children, literacy supports for students with disabilities, and presumptions of competence.

The final session in this series is:

February 5, 2004     What it Means to Presume ompetence: Lessons from Research on Autism

Douglas Biklen, Ph.D., Syracuse University

Highlander Inn - Manchester, NH

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Dr. Biklen, Ph.D. will present a workshop about current research on literacy and individuals with autism as part of the Institute on Disability's 2004 Research to Practice Series. He will also discuss the role of presumption of competence in promoting higher levels of learning, and the application of a new research paradigm for studying facilitated communication.

The Institute on Disability's mission is to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities into their schools and communities and to advance knowledge about disability and best practices. The Institute works with students and faculty, conducts statewide training, participates in grant-funded model demonstration projects, conducts research and engages in collaborative partnerships with other statewide organizations that are committed to improving the lives of persons with disabilities and their families.

The Institute on Disability, together with the Division of Genetics and Child Development, Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School; the Institute for Health, Law, and Ethics at Pierce Law Center; and the Center on Community Economic Development and Disability at Southern New Hampshire University comprise New Hampshire's University Center for Excellence on Disability (UCED).

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