When Bloomington resident Kristie Lofland heard about a boy with autism in her neighborhood who left his home unsupervised and had trouble communicating with the police officers who found him, she ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One of the best parts of childhood was spending the day at a park, but for some non-verbal children, there might be a lack of inclusivity that keeps them from having fun.

With the help of the Oakland Intermediate School district, communication tools are helping students with disabilities socialize and communicate. Several hundred classrooms across all 28 county school ...

The communication boards are designed to assist individuals with communication challenges, including nonverbal children, early learners, and non-English speakers. They are colorful and symbol-based to ...

GOOD EVENING. I’M VICKI DORTCH. TONIGHT POLICE IN CHARLESTOWN ARE ARMED WITH A NEW TOOL TO HELP PROTECT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY’S MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS. WLKY DREW GARDNER IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO ...

A printer, two laminators and access to Canva. That’s all this Fort Worth mom needs to change the way that Texans talk, right from her living room. Kendra Frank is a wife, mother of two and founder of ...

BENTON, La. - Kingston Elementary School recently added core communication boards to its playground to allow non-verbal as well as verbal students to express themselves at recess. “So these are our ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday that it received new picture communication boards from the Autism Society of Indiana. The purpose of the boards is ...

The boards specifically allow non-verbal or language-challenged students to potentially better communicate with fellow students and staff. The boards specifically allow non-verbal or ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A local woman sparked a movement to make sure popular locations throughout Virginia Beach are inclusive. Ashley Causey is a Speech Language Pathologist who runs the ...