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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.54,0:00:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, Im Evelyn Peña and I'm an associate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.98,0:00:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also the director of the Autism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.08,0:00:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communications Center, which is the center
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.22,0:00:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that focuses on inclusion, communication,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.41,0:00:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access, and higher education, for people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.10,0:00:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with autism or autistic individuals.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.18,0:00:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my son, Diego Peña, he is doing a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.77,0:00:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,camio today and Diego would like to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.72,0:00:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,introduce himself using the letter board
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.10,0:00:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since he is non speaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.99,0:00:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he has his communication partner with
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.37,0:00:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him and they are going to spell out
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.12,0:00:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.56,0:00:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Communication Partner) H.E.L.L.O. A.L.L.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.46,0:01:02.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello all. Ok, back straight.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.57,0:01:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M.Y. N.A M.E. I.S. D.I E.G.O.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.14,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello all, my name is Deigo.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.15,0:01:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evelyn: Awesome, so just a little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.52,0:01:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Deigo, he is going into 7th grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.08,0:01:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is fully included in general education
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.87,0:01:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he is a presenter at conferences and a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.19,0:02:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,best selling book author of the book,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.05,0:02:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anatomy of Autism, so that is us and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.90,0:02:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're excited to be here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.46,0:02:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Diego is really excited to talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.46,0:02:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion, not only in his book but also
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.97,0:02:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,share his thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.19,0:02:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that is so important in relation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.38,0:02:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Americans with Disability Act
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it provided an avenue for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion in the community, higher
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education, and employment.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a young activist, Diego has experienced
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion in school so he wanted to share
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some words that he typed out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is going to share them through his iPad
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, which he calls his talker.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(iPad): I think the culture of inclusion
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is important to have in order to implement
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strategies be successful for autistic
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students in a general education classroom.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without inclusion, I wouldn't be able to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be in general education setting.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having autism has limited me both verbally
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and physically.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thankfully have access to communication
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by typing and this form of communicaion
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has given me opportunity to be
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,included in general education classes and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,activities in the community.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evelyn: Thanks, Diego. So the first time I
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really learned about the Disabilities Act
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was when I was researching what it would
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take to support my son, Diego,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's autistic, you just met him, to go to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,college essentially.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I learned he had autism I didn't know
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything about whether or not people had
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access to college if they had a diagnosis
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of autism or what the precedent was for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I really started looking into it and I
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did learn that, yes, autistic students do
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to college. Which is wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time this was, you know, when
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Diego was diagnosed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was 8 years ago or 10 years ago and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there wasn't a lot of research out there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on autistic students going to college.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that was one area where I'm excited
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've been able to do research and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,publish some work on how we can support
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,autistic studetns to go to college and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become successful. But, really the ADA
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Americans with Disabilities Act)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so important for autistic students and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students with disabilites in general, just
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure that they have access to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,academic curriculums, that they are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting accommidations that they need to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be successful in academic settings.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I really feel that the ADA has been a
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,key factor in making sure that students
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with disabilities are included in college
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and university settings.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly the ADA has provided a lot of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opportunities for students with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disabilities. So, I'm grateful for that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think there are some areas that we need
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about, that the ADA does have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some limitations.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them is that, many disablility
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,service offices on campuses at higher
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education institutions require diagnosis
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or documentation of neuropsychological
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evaluation and this can cost upwards of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several thousand dollars for individuals
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get this diagnosis.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think there has been a lot of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,progress lately where those offices are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying, "Ok well, we will consider the IEP
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,document and your individual education
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plan from high school as a form to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,validate that you do need services".
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one thing we do need to work on a
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little more is making sure that higher
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education institutions, specifically the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disabiblity offices, are a bit more
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flexible in making sure that students can
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recieve accomidations without dropping
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3 or 4 thousand dollars, in order to do
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other thing that I think about a lot
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, while the ADA does provide important
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accomidations that are resonable and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appropriate, to students.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that what I have learned